Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Chicago, IL ∙ Aurora, IL ∙ Naperville, IL ∙ Cicero, IL ∙ Evanston, IL ∙ Skokie, IL ∙ Oak Park, IL ∙ Oak Lawn, IL ∙ Berwyn, IL ∙ Wheaton, IL

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Chicago IL 1120 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024 The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern De Kalb County in north central Illinois... Lee County in north central Illinois... Southeastern Ogle County in north central Illinois... Northern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... Southern Kane County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 315 AM CDT. * At 1120 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms with torrential rainfall across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Multiple automated rain gages have measured up to around 2 inches of rain in an hour with up to an inch in 15 minutes. Rainfall of this magnitude will result flash flooding or small streams, creeks, and some roads. 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, Aurora, Naperville, Elgin, Cicero, Hammond, Evanston, Schaumburg, Bolingbrook, Skokie, Des Plaines, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, Wheaton, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, DeKalb, Lombard and Bartlett. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 4199 8826 4200 8793 4205 8767 4188 8759 4184 8759 4172 8751 4171 8751 4170 8793 4168 8803 4173 8803 4172 8860 4163 8860 4163 8917 4159 8918 4158 8963 4190 8963 4190 8894 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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