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Flood
Flash Flood Warning issued July 4 at 5:18PM CDT until July 4 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL FFWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 518 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing rainfall rates of up to 2 to 3 inches per hour lifting northward across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly after the onset of heavy rain. HAZARD...Flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of creeks, streams, drainage ditches, streets, underpasses, low-lying areas, and other poor drainage areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Chicago, Cicero, Evanston, Skokie, Des Plaines, Berwyn, Oak Park, Ohare Airport, Park Ridge, Niles, Austin, Irving Park, South Lawndale, West Town, Lake View, Lincoln Park, West Ridge, Bridgeport, Chicago Loop and Melrose Park. A Flash Flood Warning means rapid-onset flooding is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
National Weather Service
Flood
Flood Watch issued July 4 at 2:37PM CDT until July 4 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL * WHAT...Flooding caused by torrential downpours is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Central Cook, De Kalb, DuPage, Eastern Will, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, La Salle, Northern Cook, Northern Will, Southern Cook and Southern Will and northwest Indiana, including the following area, Lake IN. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Flooding of streets, underpasses, basements, and vulnerable structures is possible. Storm drains and ditches may be clogged with debris, increasing the risk of flooding. This is especially true in the Chicago metropolitan area. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Parts of the Flood Watch area have picked up 3 to 6 inches of rain in the past 48 hours. As a result, many rivers and creeks in the watch area are already at bankfull and soils are saturated. Additional torrential downpours today may lead to flooding, some of which could be significant particularly in the Chicago metropolitan area. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood A Flood Watch means flooding is possible, but not yet certain, based upon the latest forecasts. Persons with interests along area rivers, creeks, and other waterways should monitor the latest forecasts and be prepared to take action should flooding develop. Monitor the latest forecasts and be prepared to action should flooding develop.
National Weather Service
Thunderstorm
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 4 at 4:51PM CDT until July 4 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 455 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIVINGSTON IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS FORD IROQUOIS IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS COOK DUPAGE KANKAKEE WILL IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA BENTON JASPER LAKE IN NEWTON PORTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS, CAROL STREAM, CHESTERTON, CHICAGO, DEMOTTE, DOWNERS GROVE, DWIGHT, EVANSTON, FAIRBURY, FOWLER, GARY, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, HAMMOND, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, KENTLAND, LEMONT, LOMBARD, MERRILLVILLE, MOROCCO, NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, ORLAND PARK, OXFORD, PARK FOREST, PAXTON, PONTIAC, PORTAGE, RENSSELAER, ROSELAWN, SCHAUMBURG, VALPARAISO, WATSEKA, WHEATON, AND WILMINGTON.
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