Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Flash Flood Warning for McHenry Co., IL until 11:00 AM CDT 7/12

WGUS73 KLOT 121221
FFSLOT

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville Il
721 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017


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Lake IL-McHenry IL-
721 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR
LAKE AND NORTHEASTERN MCHENRY COUNTIES...

At 715 AM CDT, thunderstorms producing heavy rain were moving across
the warned area and will likely cause additional flash flooding and
very dangerous travel. Five to seven inches of rain have fallen and
additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding will continue this morning.

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...

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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