Watches, Warnings, and Advisories
Hydrologic Outlook - DuPage (Illinois)
Updated: Tue, 09-Mar-2010 5:32pm CST
RAIN AND SNOW MELT WILL BRING RISES AND POTENTIAL FLOODING TO
AREA RIVERS LATER THIS WEEK...
MILD TEMPERATURES HAVE MELTED OFF A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW PACK OVER THE
LAST FEW DAYS. WATER CONTENT OF THE SNOW PACK PRIOR TO THE MELT WAS
AS HIGH AS 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER PORTIONS THE UPPER ROCK...FOX...AND
DES PLAINES WATERSHEDS. SOIL MOISTURE REMAINS ABOVE NORMAL. FROST
WAS OUT OF THE SOIL IN AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. A
SHALLOW LAYER OF FROST REMAINED IN THE SOIL IN AREAS NORTH.
A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE AREA
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BY THE END OF
THE WEEK COULD BE AS HIGH AS 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH SOME OF THE HEAVIEST
RAIN TOTALS OVER THE ROCK...FOX...AND DES PLAINES RIVER
BASINS....ALTHOUGH MANY AREAS IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS COULD EXPERIENCE
TOTALS OF NEARLY ONE INCH.
THIS RAINFALL OCCURRING DURING THE MELT PERIOD COULD RESULT IN MINOR
TO MODERATE FLOODING IN SOME LOCATIONS...WITH THE SEVERITY OF ANY
FLOODING DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL RECEIVED
THIS WEEK. RIVER CRESTS WOULD OCCUR THIS WEEKEND WITH SOME
LOCATIONS NOT CRESTING UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. EVEN WITH LITTLE OR
NO RAINFALL...SOME LOCATIONS ON RIVERS IN THE NORTHERN THIRD OF
ILLINOIS COULD SEE RISES TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AS
A RESULT OF RUNOFF FROM SNOW MELT ALONE.
RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG AREA RIVERS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR LATER WEATHER AND RIVER FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REGARDING THE FLOOD
POTENTIAL THIS WEEK.
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WDM
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Air Quality Alert - DuPage (Illinois)
Updated: Tue, 09-Mar-2010 5:32pm CST
AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...
THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND INDIANA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT HAVE DETERMINED THAT AN AIR
POLLUTION ACTION DAY WILL BE DECLARED FOR TODAY...TUESDAY MARCH
9 2010 FOR THE GREATER CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA AND PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST INDIANA TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS AREA
INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF
COOK...DUPAGE...KANE...KENDALL...GRUNDY...LAKE...MCHENRY AND WILL
IN ILLINOIS...AND LAKE AND PORTER IN INDIANA.
AN AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY IS DECLARED WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
SUCH THAT WIDESPREAD PARTICULATE MATTER - PM2.5 - LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY
OF THE AIR QUALITY INDEX. SINCE TODAY MEETS THIS CRITERIA AN AIR
POLLUTION ACTION DAY IS BEING DECLARED.
UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS...ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND
PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE...SUCH AS ASTHMA...SHOULD LIMIT
PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE...PARTNERS FOR CLEAN AIR PROGRAM...ARE REQUESTED
TO INITIATE THEIR ACTIVITIES. AREA RESIDENTS ARE ALSO URGED TO
REDUCE POLLUTION LEVELS BY FOLLOWING THE TIPS BELOW.
1. LIMIT DRIVING...RIDESHARE...CARPOOL...WALK OR BIKE.
2. TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION...CTA...METRA OR PACE.
3. AVOID EXCESSIVE IDLING AND ABRUPT STARTS. USE I-PASS WHENEVER
POSSIBLE.
4. DRIVE A HYBRID OR FLEXIBLE FUEL VEHICLE.
5. AVOID USING RECREATIONAL VEHICLES ON ACTION DAYS.
6. LIMIT USE OF HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS THAT CAUSE FUMES.
7. CONSERVE ENERGY AT HOME TO REDUCE ENERGY NEEDS FROM POWER
PLANTS.
8. DO NOT BURN LEAVES AND OTHER YARD WASTE.
9. POSTPONE BURNING WOOD IN FIREPLACES ON ACTION DAYS.
10. AVOID USING GASOLINE-POWERED EQUIPMENT ON ACTION DAYS.
THIS IS THE 3RD AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY IN 2010.
MEDIA CONTACT FOR ILLINOIS... 217 785 8911
MORE INFORMATION... HTTP://WWW.EPA.STATE.IL.US/
MORE INFORMATION... HTTP://WWW.CLEANTHEAIR.ORG/
MORE INFORMATION... HTTP://WWW.WWW.IN.GOV/IDEM
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Short Term Forecast - DuPage (Illinois)
Updated: Tue, 09-Mar-2010 5:32pm CST
ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...PONTIAC...PAXTON
739 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010
.NOW...
A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH NORTH EAST ACROSS
THE AREA THIS EVENING. BY 900 PM...THE LINE OF SHOWERS IS EXPECTED
TO STRETCH FROM JUST SOUTH OF ROCKFORD SOUTHEAST TO NEAR DE KALB
TO CHANNAHON. BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN...WITH A FEW HUNDREDS
OF AN INCH OF TOTAL PRECIPITATION...WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
SHOWERS.
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BOXELL
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