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Flood Advisory for Lake, IN; Porter, IN

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Lake, Porter
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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. Where: Northeastern Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Northwestern Porter County in northwestern Indiana... When: Until 715 PM CDT.

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...Northeastern Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Northwestern Porter County in northwestern Indiana... * WHEN...Until 715 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 605 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms over the past 1 to 2 hours. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up to 2 inches of rain fell in as little as 1 hour. The thunderstorms have ended, with little to no additional rain expected over the next couple hours. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Gary, Portage, Hobart, Chesterton, Lake Station, South Haven, Porter, New Chicago, Burns Harbor, Ogden Dunes, Beverly Shores and Dune Acres. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flood Advisory issued August 5 at 6:08PM CDT until August 5 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flood Advisory issued August 5 at 5:17PM CDT until August 5 at 7:15PM 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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