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Flood Advisory for Cook, IL; DuPage, IL; Kendall, IL +1 more

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Cook, DuPage, Kendall, Will
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What is happening

What: Lingering flooding caused by earlier excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. High water may recede slowly from flooded areas. Where: East Central Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Southern DuPage County...

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

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Bulletin details

* WHAT...Lingering flooding caused by earlier excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...East Central Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Southern DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... Northern Kendall County in northeastern Illinois... Northwestern Will County in northeastern Illinois... * WHEN...Until 700 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. High water may recede slowly from flooded areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 507 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that heavy rain fell across the advisory area earlier today. Lingering, localized minor flooding is ongoing in some parts of the advisory area. Some locations that may experience flooding include... Chicago, Aurora, Naperville, Cicero, Bolingbrook, Berwyn, Wheaton, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, Romeoville, Plainfield, Woodridge, Oswego, Midway Airport, Austin, South Lawndale and Chicago Lawn. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flood Advisory issued August 1 at 5:08PM CDT until August 1 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flood Advisory issued August 1 at 2:49PM CDT until August 1 at 5:15PM 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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