Flash Flood Warning for La Salle, IL
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- La Salle
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What is happening
FFWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central La Salle County in north central Illinois... * Until midnight CDT. * At 819 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms with rain rates up to 3 inches per hour southeast of Granville. Up to 2.5 inches of rain...
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
FFWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central La Salle County in north central Illinois... * Until midnight CDT. * At 819 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms with rain rates up to 3 inches per hour southeast of Granville. Up to 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is expected at the onset of rainfall. 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... Tonica and Lostant.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 21 at 8:19PM CDT until August 22 at 12:00AM 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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