Flood Advisory for Cook, IL; Lake, IN; Porter, IN
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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. Underpasses may be flooded. Roads and streets may be flooded. Where: Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Northern Lake IN County in...
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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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Northern Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Northern Porter County in northwestern Indiana... * WHEN...Until 630 PM 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 543 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected, mainly across far northern Lake and northern Porter counties. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hammond, Gary, Tinley Park, Calumet City, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, Chicago Heights, East Chicago, Schererville, Hobart, Lansing, Oak Forest, Harvey, Highland, Blue Island, Munster, Dolton and Park Forest. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Advisory issued August 9 at 5:44PM CDT until August 9 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
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Flood Advisory issued August 9 at 4:58PM CDT until August 9 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
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Flood Advisory issued August 9 at 4:12PM CDT until August 9 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
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Flood Advisory issued August 9 at 3:27PM CDT until August 9 at 6:30PM 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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