Full Notification

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Portions of Illinois and northwest Indiana, including the following areas, in Illinois, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee and Livingston. In northwest Indiana, Benton, Jasper and Newton.

* WHEN...Until midnight CST /100 AM EST/.

* IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Poor drainage areas and fields may flood. Slow moving or standing water will continue.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 630 PM CST /730 PM EST/, multiple reports continued to indicate standing water on roadways in the advisory area. Some river gauges indicate rapid rises with some creeks nearing or exceeding bankfull. Between 1 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen since this morning, with localized higher amounts. Although light shower activity may occur over the next few hours, little additional accumulation is expected. Standing water will be slow to recede through the evening hours. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Rensselaer, Watseka, Paxton, Fairbury, Gibson City, Fowler, Gilman, Kentland, Clifton, Milford, Otterbein, Chatsworth, Remington, Morocco, Onarga, Forrest, Oxford, Sheldon, Goodland and Brook. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: FORD, IL ... IROQUOIS, IL ... KANKAKEE, IL ... LIVINGSTON, IL ... BENTON, IN ... JASPER, IN ... NEWTON, IN

Instructions:

A Flood Advisory means minor flooding along waterways and other poor drainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in the advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters.