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FGUS73 KLOT 101049
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ILC031-037-043-053-063-075-089-091-093-099-103-105-197-INC007-073-
089-111-127-102000-
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
549 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
...HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE TODAY INTO
WEDNESDAY...
WAVES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY LATE TODAY INTO
WEDNESDAY, AND PARTICULARLY THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE
RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR, WHICH COULD LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE LOCATIONS WITH THE HIGHEST RISK OF
FLOODING REMAIN SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF
HEAVY RAINFALL IS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-80, BUT DROUGHT
CONDITIONS WORSEN TOWARD LIVINGSTON, FORD, IROQUOIS, AND BENTON
COUNTIES. DROUGHT CONDITIONS INCREASE THE RAINFALL RATES NEEDED TO
CAUSE FLOOD IMPACT. CLOSER TO THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA, LOWER
RAINFALL RATES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CAUSE FLOOD IMPACTS.
THIS OUTLOOK MEANS THAT ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS
ARE POSSIBLE, BUT NOT YET CERTAIN. PERSONS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR
FORECASTS INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOOD WATCHES, WARNINGS, AND
ADVISORIES.
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