Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
956 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
ADVISORY FOR THE EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER...

  EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER AT BOLINGBROOK AFFECTING WILL COUNTY

.SYNOPSIS...A QUICK RISE OF THE WATER LEVELS ON THE EAST BRANCH
OF THE DU PAGE RIVER IS DUE TO VERY LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL OF
OVER AN INCH IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO.

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956 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
  THE EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER AT BOLINGBROOK.
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* AT 900 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 18.8 FEET BY THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.

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