Archive for March, 2009
HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS AWARED TO KANKAKEE >
* Several Kankakee County fire departments will share a Homeland Security grant aimed at purchasing 31 portable computers for first responders. Local departments will have to provide about $45,000 to complete the $182,000 purchase. This technology will allow the participating departments to purchase the mobile computers that allow responders access to fast and up-to-date [...]
FLOOD UPDATE > Water levels, House Fire
* Watseka’s Route 1 and 24 intersection remains closed this morning. IDOT manager Kip Rutledge reports flood waters still cover both lanes of traffic. Detours are in place. Truckers are reminded there are posted weight limits on county and township roads. The Route 1 and 24 traffic is being re-routed to [...]
NWS Update >
Officials at the NWS are now reporting a survey of damage from Sunday’s stormy weather shows two tornadoes hit Kankakee County. Twisters occurred along a line of weather running from north of Momence to two-miles west of Grant Park. The tornadoes destroyed some rural buildings and took the rooftops off two barns. [...]
UTILITY COMPANY STRESSES SAFETY DURING STORMS
With heavy rains and thunderstorms forecasted in much of Southern and Central Illinois, the Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCILCO, AmerenCIPS and AmerenIP) remind customers that personal safety and storm preparedness must be taken seriously.
“Safety is our first and foremost concern when severe weather strikes,” said Bill Prebil, vice president of Regional Operations for the Ameren Illinois [...]
FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY —
Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 11:56 AM EST on March 07, 2009
…Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Sunday evening…
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of Illinois and Indiana…including the following
areas…in Illinois…Boone…Cook…De Kalb…dupage…Ford…
Grundy…Iroquois…Kane…Kankakee…Kendall…La Salle…
lake IL…Lee…Livingston…McHenry…Ogle…will and
Winnebago. In Indiana…Benton…Jasper…Lake in…Newton and
Porter.
* Through Sunday evening
* showers and thunderstorms will continue to diminish in coverage
through early afternoon [...]