TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 2
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
303 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008

TORNADO WATCH 2 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS[/align] [/align] ILC007-011-015-031-037-039-043-053-063-071-073-075-089-091-093-
095-097-099-103-105-107-111-113-123-131-141-143-155-161-175-177-
179-187-195-197-201-203-080300-
/O.CON.KWNS.TO.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080108T0300Z/[/align] [/align] IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BOONE BUREAU CARROLL
COOK (chicago) DEKALB DE WITT
DUPAGE FORD GRUNDY
HENDERSON HENRY IROQUOIS
KANE KANKAKEE KENDALL
KNOX LAKE LA SALLE
LEE LIVINGSTON LOGAN
MCHENRY MCLEAN MARSHALL
MERCER OGLE PEORIA
PUTNAM ROCK ISLAND STARK
STEPHENSON TAZEWELL WARREN
WHITESIDE WILL WINNEBAGO
WOODFORD[/align] [/align] [hr] FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1044 AM CST MON JAN 7 2008

...FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.A RECORD WARM AND UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIRMASS HAS OVERSPREAD THE
AREA. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
WILL LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY MOVING INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS LATE TONIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF THE REMARKABLY MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE AND THE
APPROACHING STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL SET THE STAGE FOR WIDESPREAD
HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.[/align] [/align] ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
080045-
/O.CON.KLOT.FA.A.0001.080108T0000Z-080108T2200Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z. OO/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...CHICAGO...OTTAW A...OSWEGO...
MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...P AXTON...GARY...
VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
1044 AM CST MON JAN 7 2008 /1144 AM EST MON JAN 7 2008/[/align] [/align] ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN ILLINOIS...BOONE...COOK...DE KALB...DUPAGE...FORD...
GRUNDY...IROQUOIS...KANE...KANKAKEE...KENDALL...LA SALLE...
LAKE ILLINOIS...LEE...LIVINGSTON...MCHENRY...OGLE...WIL L AND
WINNEBAGO. IN INDIANA...BENTON...JASPER...LAKE INDIANA...
NEWTON AND PORTER.

* FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* RECENT SNOWMELT HAS LEFT SOILS SATURATED WITH CREEKS AND STREAMS
RUNNING HIGH AND IN SOME CASES NEAR BANK FULL. WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER AN INCH ARE LIKELY TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING...WITH LOCALIZED RAINFALL TOTALS AROUND 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE.

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE
AREAS...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE ALREADY SWOLLEN CREEKS AND
STREAMS. IN ADDITION...RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
EVENTUALLY FLOW INTO SOME OF THE LARGER RIVERS LEADING TO
SIGNIFICANT RISES AND POSSIBLE FLOODING.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.



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If you look - you will see some tornado warnings in BRIGHT red right along the IL/WI border...

 

That can't be good. You guys be careful there.

 

damm that sucks sro! I have never seen or been in one, are they fun????

 

Keep that weather out there, Steve!!! Ohio was in the 60's today, but I couldn't ride because I was at work! Augh!

 

Hell no they are not fun. I have been through two, and while a cop had to pick up the aftermath of two others. Not fun at all!

Thankfully none here - just those ones about 40 miles north. Lot of wind and one hell of a lightshow however.

 

they are crazy and not fun at all

 

ill chance it with my earthquakes thanx[&:]

 

I have always thought those storm chaser guys were fuggin cool! would love to go on an outing like that.