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Flash Flood Warning for Kendall, IL; Will, IL

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Kendall, Will
Effective
Ended
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Severe
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Immediate
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Likely

What is happening

At 757 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash...

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. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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Bulletin details

At 757 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. 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... Joliet, Naperville, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Plainfield, Oswego, Lockport, Yorkville, Minooka, Crest Hill, Montgomery, Shorewood, Boulder Hill, Fairmont, Rockdale and Crystal Lawns.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 1 at 7:57AM CDT until August 1 at 9:30AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 1 at 6:25AM CDT until August 1 at 9:30AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

    Official revision

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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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