Boone County, IL Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

347 PM CDT WED MAR 17 2010

Expires:

400 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PORTIONS OF THE DES PLAINES...ILLINOIS...KANKAKEE...AND PECATONICA WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD. AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...GENERALLY WEST AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ROCKFORD TO MORRIS TO WATSEKA. FOG SHOULD BURN OFF BY LATE MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PORTIONS OF THE DES PLAINES...ILLINOIS...KANKAKEE...AND PECATONICA WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD. IN ADDITION...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING HEAVY RAIN...WHICH WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. THE CURRENT FORECAST CALL FOR 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION FOR THE 36 HOUR PERIOD FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY MORNING. IF THIS PANS OUT AS EXPECTED...RIVER AND AREAL FLOODING WILL BE A MAJOR CONCERN AS THE GROUND IS STILL SATURATED AND AREA RIVERS ARE STILL HIGH FROM RECENT SNOWMELT AND RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO