Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Chicago, IL

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SHORT RANGE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTHERN ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCKFORD IL
345 AM CST SAT DEC 29 1990

AT 3 45 AM CST...THESE NORTHERN ILLINOIS COUNTIES ALL REPORTED
THAT THEIR SECONDARY ROADS WERE SLICK OR IMPASSABLE...JO DAVIESS...
STEPHENSON...BOONE...CARRROLL...OGLE...WHITESIDE...LEE AND DE KALB.
THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT A NUMBER OF MAIN ROADS WERE SLICK.

THE DE KALB AND BOONE COUNTY SHERIFFS REPORTED RAIN...THE WHITESIDE
SHERIFF REPORTED FREEZING RAIN...THE LEE AND OGLE SHERIFFS REPORTED
DRIZZLE AND THE CARROLL COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED FREEZING DRIZZLE.
THIS RAIN IS FREEZING ONTO THE GROUND IN MANY LOCATIONS AND IS ALSO
WASHING THE ROAD CREWS SALT OFF THE ROADS.

I RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN HOME TONIGHT...BUT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL
...REMEMBER TO GO SLOW AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. REMEMBER...YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE ICE ON THE ROAD UNTIL
YOU ARE ON THE ICE.

BELL

ATTN: `ISP 1..2..16.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
4 30 AM CST SAT DEC 29 1990

A MILD RAINY MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO A COLD AND WINTRY AFTERNOON.

ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH CHICAGO AND NORTHEAST
ILLINOIS BY MID DAY SENDING TEMPERATURES ON A DOWNWARD SPIRAL THAT
WILL SEE MORNING READING IN THE 40S FALL INTO THE 20S BY EARLY
AFTERNOON AND TO 15 TO 20 BY EVENING.

A WET RAINY MORNING... MAY BECOME AN ICY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES
DROP BELOW FREEZING AND FREEZING DRIZZLE DEVELOPS. SOME SNOW MAY
OCCUR BY DARK.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL USHER IN THE COLDER AIR.

KAHN

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URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
5 00 AM CST SAT DEC 29 1990

RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND THE CHICAGO
METROPOLITAN AREA SINCE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

THROUGH 5 AM RAINFALL TOTALS WERE AVERAGING AROUND 1/2 TO 2/3 OF
AN INCH... BUT A FEW LOCALITIES SOUTH OF CHICAGO WERE APPROACHING
THE ONE INCH MARK.

THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS. PERSONS
IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
RISING WATER LEVELS AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING.

TYPICAL URBAN TYPE FLOODING OF STREETS...VIADUCTS AND BASEMENTS
MAY ALSO OCCUR.

KAHN

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SHORT RANGE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTHERN ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCKFORD IL
645 AM CST SAT DEC 29 1990

AT 6 45 AM CST...THESE NORTHERN ILLINOIS COUNTIES ALL REPORTED
THAT THEIR SECONDARY ROADS WERE SLICK OR IMPASSABLE...JO DAVIESS...
STEPHENSON...BOONE...CARRROLL...OGLE...WHITESIDE...LEE AND DE KALB.
THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT A NUMBER OF MAIN ROADS WERE SLICK. THE OGLE
COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED STANDING WATER ON MANY ROADS.

AREAS OF RAIN OR DRIZZLE WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO AT LEAST 9 AM. WINNEBAGO COUNTY HAD RAIN...
THE SHERIFFS OF BOONE AND OGLE COUNTY ALSO REPORTED RAIN. DRIZZLE WAS
REPORTED BY THE SHERIFFS OF STEPHENSON...CARROLL AND DE KALB COUNTIES.
LEE COUNTY WAS RECEIVING FREEZING DRIZZLE.

YOU SHOULD REMAIN HOME TODAY...BUT...IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...REMEMBER
TO GO SLOW AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
REMEMBER...YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO -SEE ICE ON THE ROAD UNTIL
YOU ARE ALREADY DRIVING OVER IT.

BELL

ATTN: ISP 1..2..16.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
7 00 AM CST SAT DEC 29 1990

A MILD RAINY MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO A COLD AND WINTRY AFTERNOON.

ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH CHICAGO AND NORTHEAST
ILLINOIS AROUND MIDDAY SENDING TEMPERATURES ON A DOWNWARD SPIRAL THAT
WILL SEE MORNING READING IN THE 40S FALL INTO THE 20S BY EARLY
AFTERNOON AND TO 15 TO 20 BY EVENING.

A WET RAINY MORNING... MAY BECOME AN ICY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES
DROP BELOW FREEZING AND FREEZING DRIZZLE DEVELOPS. SOME SNOW MAY
OCCUR BY DARK.

THE BEAR KANSAS CITY GAME SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 11 30 AM WILL START
IN MILD DAMP WEATHER WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S... BUT SHO@ULD END
IN AN ICY CHILL WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 20S AND STRONG
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH.

KAHN