WGUS73 KLOT 121248
FFSLOT
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville Il
748 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
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Lake IL-McHenry IL-
748 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR Lake and northeastern McHenry
counties in Illinois...
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR
LAKE AND NORTHEASTERN MCHENRY COUNTIES...
At 742 AM CDT, thunderstorms producing very heavy rain were moving
across the warned area and will likely cause additional flash
flooding and very dangerous travel. Five to eight inches of rain has
fallen and additional rainfall amounts of one to three inches are
likely in the warned area.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Lake county and northeastern
McHenry county in Illinois. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS
SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Waukegan, North Chicago, Gurnee, Mundelein, McHenry, Vernon Hills,
Zion, Grayslake, Libertyville, Lake Forest, Round Lake, Antioch,
Beach Park, Wauconda, Fox Lake, Lake Villa, Island Lake, Long Grove,
Park City and Wonder Lake.
Including the following interstates...
I-94 between mile markers 1 and 18.
I-294 between mile markers 1 and 18.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to higher ground now. This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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LAT...LON 4249 8780 4238 8781 4236 8782 4237 8782
4233 8783 4231 8782 4230 8783 4225 8782
4224 8828 4249 8853
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