 * * * * * NWS  WARNINGS  as  of  25-Jan-2016 11:12 AM * * * * *

 WARNINGS SUMMARY:
 1  FLOOD WARNING   CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  928 AM CST   Lat/Long 41.05/-87.80

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FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
928 AM CST MON JAN 25 2016

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KANKAKEE IL-
928 AM CST MON JAN 25 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO  HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  AN ICE JAM IN...
  SOUTH CENTRAL KANKAKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 945 AM CST FRIDAY

* AT 925 AM CST...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUED TO REPORT FLOODING
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA DUE TO AN ICE JAM ON THE KANKAKEE RIVER
  BETWEEN AROMA PARK AND SUN RIVER TERRACE. THIS IS IMPACTING SAND
  BAR AND EAGLE ISLAND ROADS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...LOW LYING
  AREAS ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER BETWEEN AROMA PARK AND SUN RIVER
  TERRACE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ICE JAMS CAN RESULT IN RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN WATER LEVELS IN A VERY
SHORT TIME. RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN WATER LEVELS DUE TO ICE
JAMS.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

  

LAT...LON 4105 8780 4108 8780 4114 8773 4113 8772

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