Friday, September 13, 2019

Flash Flood Warning for McHenry Co., IL until 06:45 AM CDT 9/13

<pre>WGUS73 KLOT 130700
FFSLOT

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
200 AM CDT Fri Sep 13 2019


/O.CON.KLOT.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-190913T1145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lake IL-Ogle IL-De Kalb IL-Winnebago IL-Kane IL-McHenry IL-Boone IL-
200 AM CDT Fri Sep 13 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR
LAKE...NORTHEASTERN OGLE...NORTHERN DE KALB...WINNEBAGO...NORTHERN
KANE...MCHENRY AND BOONE COUNTIES...

At 157 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already
fallen. A localized swath of as much as three inches of rain have
fallen from southern Winnebago County across central Boone County
into northwest McHenry County. Flash flooding is expected to begin
shortly.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Rockford, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Carpentersville, North Chicago,
Gurnee, Mundelein, Algonquin, Highland Park, McHenry, Belvidere,
Vernon Hills, Woodstock, Zion, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Grayslake,
Libertyville, Lake Zurich and Lake Forest.

Additional rainfall amounts of up to one inch are possible in the
warned area.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4248 8780 4229 8783 4216 8777 4215 8824
4213 8824 4205 8943 4220 8943 4220 8940
4250 8940
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