...THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE KANKAKEE RIVER...

KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR KOUTS AFFECTING JASPER AND PORTER COUNTIES
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AS WELL
AS FORECAST PRECIPITATION 24-48 HOURS INTO THE FUTURE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO.

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THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR
THE KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR KOUTS, OR FROM IN-49 SOUTH OF KOUTS
DOWNSTREAM TO NEAR I-65 AND DE MOTTE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT  800 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 10.9 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...AGRICULTURAL AREAS BEGIN TO FLOOD. SOME
BACKWATERS BEGIN TO FILL DRAINAGE DITCHES.

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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM CST /6 PM
EST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST /7 AM EST/ SATURDAY...

* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
TO BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT ONSET, WITH RATES OF ONE HALF TO
BRIEFLY ONE INCH PER HOUR IN THE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE
OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BY BY LATE EVENING BEFORE
BECOMING ALL RAIN OVERNIGHT. TOTAL WET SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO
TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE.

* WHERE...KANKAKEE, WILL AND IROQUOIS COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS AND
LAKE, PORTER, NEWTON, JASPER AND BENTON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST
INDIANA.

* WHEN...FROM 5 PM CST /6 PM EST/ FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST /7 AM EST/
SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE EVENING COMMUTE.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A LULL IN PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT BRINGS RAPIDLY
FALLING TEMPERATURES, SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS, AND STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS GUSTS OF 45 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR ILLINOIS CAN BE OBTAINED ON THE
INTERNET AT WWW.GETTINGAROUNDILLINOIS.COM. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR INDIANA ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 18002617623.

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