000
WGUS83 KLOT 241538
FLSLOT

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
938 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2015

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
ADVISORY FOR THE KANKAKEE RIVER...

  KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR WILMINGTON AFFECTING GRUNDY AND WILL COUNTIES


.ICE JAMS CAN RESULT IN RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN WATER LEVELS WITH
LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...RIVER LEVELS MAY FLUCTUATE RAPIDLY DUE TO ICE WITH
LITTLE OR NO WARNING. RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD
REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS.

&&

ILC063-197-250338-
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938 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
  THE KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR WILMINGTON.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT  845 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS ELEVATED DUE TO ICE MOVING DOWN THE KANKAKEE
  FROM INDIANA WITH A JAM RIGHT AT THE GAUGE. THE ICE SHOULD MOVE
  THROUGH AND THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. ICE JAMS CAN RESULT IN
  RAPID RISES IN WATER LEVELS WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.
* IMPACT...ICE JAM FLOODING CAN BE VERY LOCALIZED AND NOT AFFECT ALL
  LOCATIONS ALONG THE RIVER. RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS
  SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS.

&&

LAT...LON 4126 8799 4143 8827 4135 8828 4116 8806


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