Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
428 AM CST MON FEB 16 2009

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428 AM CST MON FEB 16 2009 /528 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AREA RIVER LEVELS REMAIN HIGH DUE TO SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL THAT
OCCURRED LAST WEEK. PORTIONS OF THE PECATONICA...KANKAKEE AND
ILLINOIS RIVERS REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE MIDWEST MIDWEEK MAY PRODUCE
ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS WEDNESDAY. THERE IS
ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK
AREA MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY WITH THE SAME LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

RIVER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH ON AREA RIVERS THIS WEEK. PORTIONS
OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD...ESPECIALLY EAST OF
THE ILLINOIS STATE LINE.

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.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

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