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Flash Flood Warning for Ford, IL; Iroquois, IL; Kankakee, IL

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Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee
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FFWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Ford County in east central Illinois... Northern Iroquois County in east central Illinois... Southwestern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 445 AM CDT. * At 152 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated...

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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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FFWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Ford County in east central Illinois... Northern Iroquois County in east central Illinois... Southwestern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 445 AM CDT. * At 152 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms with rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour moving into an area that already received 1.5 inches of rainfall due to an earlier storm. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. 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... Watseka, Gilman, Herscher, Clifton, Sheldon, Chebanse, Ashkum, Martinton, Crescent City, Danforth, Donovan and Iroquois.

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    Flash Flood Warning issued August 10 at 1:52AM CDT until August 10 at 4:45AM 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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