Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Areal Flood Warning for McHenry Co., IL until 09:45 PM CDT 5/30

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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville Il 339 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2018

/O.NEW.KLOT.FA.W.0004.180530T2039Z-180531T0245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Kendall IL-Lake IL-Will IL-De Kalb IL-Kane IL-McHenry IL-DuPage IL- Cook IL-Boone IL- 339 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2018

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

  • Flood Warning for Urban Areas and Small Streams in… Kendall County in northeastern Illinois… Lake County in northeastern Illinois… Northwestern Will County in northeastern Illinois… De Kalb County in north central Illinois… Kane County in northeastern Illinois… McHenry County in northeastern Illinois… DuPage County in northeastern Illinois… Northwestern Cook County in northeastern Illinois… Boone County in north central Illinois…

  • Until 945 PM CDT Wednesday

  • At 337 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported heavy rain in along and to the east of Interstate 39 and across the far west and north suburbs of Chicago due to thunderstorms that will cause flooding. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Minor flooding has been reported in Elgin.

  • Some locations that will experience flooding include… Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Elgin, Waukegan, Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Bolingbrook, Palatine, Mount Prospect, Wheaton, Hoffman Estates, Downers Grove, Lombard, Buffalo Grove, Carol Stream, Romeoville, Plainfield, Carpentersville and Wheeling.

Additional rainfall amounts of 2 inches are possible in the warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely.

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LAT…LON 4249 8781 4146 8816 4146 8859 4163 8860

4164 8892 4249 8888

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