Flood Advisory for Cook, IL; DuPage, IL; Will, IL +1 more
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Underpasses may be flooded. Roads and streets may be flooded. Where: Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Southeastern 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.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Southeastern DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... Will County in northeastern Illinois... Northern Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... * WHEN...Until 100 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Underpasses may be flooded. Roads and streets may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 656 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated light to moderate rain occurring in areas where heavy rainfall occurred earlier. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Chicago, Joliet, Hammond, Gary, Bolingbrook, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Romeoville, Plainfield, Calumet City, Merrillville, Woodridge, Chicago Heights, Roseland, Chicago Lawn, Englewood, and South Shore. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Advisory issued August 1 at 7:00PM CDT until August 2 at 1:00AM 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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