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Flash Flood Warning for Lake, IN; Porter, IN

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FFWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Central Porter County in northwestern Indiana... * Until 230 PM CDT. * At 1135 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing rainfall...

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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... East Central Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Central Porter County in northwestern Indiana... * Until 230 PM CDT. * At 1135 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour. Up to 2 inches of rainfall has occurred so far between Crown Point and Valparaiso. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. Worsening of flood impacts is imminent. 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... Merrillville, Valparaiso, Hobart, Lakes of the Four Seasons, Winfield, Wheeler, Boone Grove and Malden.

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    Flash Flood Warning issued August 11 at 11:35AM CDT until August 11 at 2:30PM 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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