WGUS73 KLOT 120731
FFSLOT
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville Il
231 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
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Lake IL-Kane IL-McHenry IL-DuPage IL-Cook IL-
231 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN LAKE...NORTHERN KANE...SOUTHERN MCHENRY...NORTHERN DUPAGE
AND NORTHERN COOK COUNTIES...
At 227 AM CDT, Doppler radar continued to indicate thunderstorms
capable of producing heavy rain across portions of the warned area.
Radar rainfall estimates indicate that up to 5 inches of rain had
fallen with earlier slow moving storms from northern Kane County
into northern DuPage County...with up to 2 inches across portions of
northern Cook County. Additional rainfall of an inch or more is
possible across parts of northeast Cook County through 4 am CDT.
Significant flooding was reported earlier in the Pingree Grove and
Elgin areas...with cars stuck in flood waters and many streets
flooded and impassible.
Some locations that may experience flooding include... Chicago,
Elgin, Cicero, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Palatine,
Skokie, Des Plaines, Berwyn, Mount Prospect, Wheaton, Hoffman
Estates, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Glenview, Elmhurst, Lombard,
Buffalo Grove and Carol Stream.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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LAT...LON 4213 8774 4206 8767 4190 8761 4190 8760
4188 8762 4185 8761 4173 8753 4196 8860
4207 8860 4207 8859 4225 8860 4227 8783
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