Flood Advisory for Cook, IL; DuPage, IL; Kankakee, IL +1 more
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Roads and streets may be flooded. Where: Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Southern DuPage County in northeastern Illinois......
What the bulletin says to do
A Flood Advisory means minor flooding along waterways and other poor drainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in the advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Southern DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... Northeastern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... Will County in northeastern Illinois... * WHEN...Until 130 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Roads and streets may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 1202 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated up to 2.0 inches of rain occurred due to earlier thunderstorms. Heavy rainfall has moved out of the area, but some standing water may be slow to recede over the next few hours. A few streams may continue to rise as runoff moves downstream. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Cicero, Bolingbrook, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Romeoville, Plainfield, Calumet City, Woodridge and Chicago Heights. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Advisory issued August 11 at 12:04PM CDT until August 11 at 1:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Official revision - Alert
Flood Advisory issued August 11 at 10:36AM CDT until August 11 at 1:30PM 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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