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Flash Flood Warning for Lake, IN; Porter, IN

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Lake, Porter
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What is happening

FFWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Northwestern Porter County in northwestern Indiana... * Until 800 PM CDT. * At 554 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 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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FFWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Northwestern Porter County in northwestern Indiana... * Until 800 PM CDT. * At 554 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 3 inches in 1 hour. 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... Portage, Chesterton, Lake Station, Porter, Burns Harbor, Ogden Dunes and Dune Acres.

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    Flash Flood Warning issued August 9 at 5:54PM CDT until August 9 at 8:00PM 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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