Flash Flood Warning for Cook, IL; DuPage, IL
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What is happening
At 218 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that heavy rain fell across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen. HAZARD...Flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of creeks, streams, drainage ditches, streets, underpasses, low-lying areas,...
What the bulletin says to do
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.
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Bulletin details
At 218 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that heavy rain fell across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen. HAZARD...Flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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, Schaumburg, Skokie, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, Wheaton, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Glenview, Elmhurst, Lombard, Bartlett, Ohare Airport, Streamwood, Carol Stream, Hanover Park, Park Ridge and Addison.
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Official revisions
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Flash Flood Warning issued July 27 at 2:18PM CDT until July 27 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Official revision - Alert
Flash Flood Warning issued July 27 at 12:02PM CDT until July 27 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Chicago IL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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