Flood Advisory

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAPID RIVER RISES IN... LIVINGSTON COUNTY... FORD COUNTY... IROQUOIS COUNTY... SOUTHERN LA SALLE... COOK COUNTY... DUPAGE COUNTY... GRUNDY COUNTY... KANKAKEE COUNTY... SOUTHERN KENDALL... WILL COUNTY... BENTON COUNTY... JASPER COUNTY... LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA... NEWTON COUNTY... PORTER COUNTY... * UNTIL 830 AM CDT... * AT 1233 AM CDT SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUED ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. RADAR PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA SINCE MONDAY EVENING. RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE WATER ON THE ROAD OR JUDGE HOW DEEP IT IS. MORE THAN HALF OF FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.