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FLWLOT
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1023 AM CDT TUE APR 23 2013
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...
KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR KOUTS AFFECTING JASPER AND PORTER COUNTIES
.WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE ON THE KANKAKEE RIVER. ADDITIONAL RAIN
OF AROUND ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE OVER THE BASIN THIS AFTERNOON.
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.
INC073-127-240323-
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1023 AM CDT TUE APR 23 2013
..FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR KOUTS.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 1000 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.1 FEET BY
THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...SOME COUNTY ROADS BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED BY
HIGH WATER.
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