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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Cook (ILZ014) Illinois Issued by the National Weather Service

 

Flood Advisory Flood Advisory - Cook (Illinois)
Updated:03/15/2010 5:25am
Effective:03/15/2010 5:25am
Expires:03/16/2010 7:00am
Severity:Minor
Urgency:Expected
Certainty:Likely
Status:Actual
Type:Alert
Category:Met
Areas affected: Cook
 
Message summary: ...the flood advisory continues for the des plaines river...fox river...illinois river...iroquois river...rock river...
Des plaines river at riverside affecting cook county fox river at montgomery affecting kane and kendall counties illinois river at morris affecting grundy county iroquois river at rensselaer affecting jasper county iroquois river near foresman affecting newton county rock river at rockton affecting winnebago county rock river at latham park affecting winnebago county rock river at byron affecting ogle county && the flood advisory continues for the des plaines river at riverside
* until tuesday morning.
* at 445 am monday the stage was 6.0 feet.
* bankfull stage is 6.0 feet.
* flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* forecast...the river will continue to fall.
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Flood Warning Flood Warning - Cook (Illinois)
Updated:03/15/2010 5:28am
Effective:03/15/2010 5:28am
Expires:03/16/2010 4:00pm
Severity:Moderate
Urgency:Expected
Certainty:Likely
Status:Actual
Type:Alert
Category:Met
Areas affected: Cook
 
Message summary: ...the flood warning continues for the following rivers...
Fox river at algonquin affecting kane and mchenry counties illinois river at ottawa affecting la salle county des plaines river at russell affecting lake county des plaines river near gurnee affecting lake county des plaines river near des plaines affecting cook county illinois river at la salle affecting bureau and la salle counties kankakee river at shelby affecting lake and newton counties pecatonica river near shirland affecting winnebago county && the flood warning continues for the des plaines river near des plaines.
* at 445 am monday the stage was 5.4 feet.
* flood stage is 5.0 feet.
* minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* forecast...the river will continue rising to near 5.4 feet by this morning. The river will fall below flood stage tuesday morning.
* impact...at 5.5 feet...water reaches some backyards along big bend drive.
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