Flood Warning for Urban and Small Streams

552 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...


LEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT FRIDAY


* HEAVY RAIN OF BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES FELL OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWESTERN INDIANA OVER THE LAST 18
HOURS. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE CONTINUED RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND
STREAMS AS WELL AS DITCHES THAT WERE ALREADY STRESSED FROM THE
EARLIER RAINFALL.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE......DIXON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...
OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A
SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.