Thursday, April 30, 2020

Areal Flood Watch for McHenry Co., IL until 06:00 AM CDT 4/30

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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Chicago IL
329 AM CDT Thu Apr 30 2020

...Rain to Slowly Taper This Morning...



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McHenry-Lake IL-Kane-DuPage-Northern Cook-Central Cook-
Southern Cook-Northern Will-
Including the cities of Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry,
Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Gurnee, Aurora,
Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream,
Evanston, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Chicago,
Cicero, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, La Grange, Calumet City, Oak Forest,
Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook,
Plainfield, and Mokena
329 AM CDT Thu Apr 30 2020

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

The Flood Watch continues for

* A portion of northeast Illinois, including the following
areas, Central Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake IL, McHenry, Northern
Cook, Northern Will, and Southern Cook.

* Until 6 AM CDT this morning

* Rain will continue through sunrise then gradually start to
wane through mid to late morning. An additional one half inch
of rain is probable in some locations through mid morning, on
top of two to four and a half inches that have feel since
Tuesday night, with the highest amounts having been in the
northern Chicago suburbs.

* Roadways, viaducts, ditches, and other poor drainage areas may
be impacted. Agricultural land and poor drainage areas may be
inundated in rural areas. River and small stream rises will
occur with flooding of these waterways also possible. This
includes the Des Plaines, DuPage, and Fox Rivers and their
tributaries.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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