...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND
INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN
ILLINOIS...COOK... DUPAGE...FORD...GRUNDY...IROQUOIS...KANE...
KANKAKEE...KENDALL...LA SALLE...LAKE IL...LIVINGSTON...MCHENRY
AND WILL. IN INDIANA...BENTON...JASPER...LAKE IN...NEWTON AND
PORTER.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND GROW
IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY INTO TONIGHT. THESE WILL BE CAPABLE OF
HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR AND POTENTIAL TRAINING
OVER THE SAME AREA. THIS ON TOP OF ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM
RECENT STORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.
* RAPID FLOODING OF CREEKS...SMALL STREAMS...ROADS...VIADUCTS...
AND LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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