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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Chicago IL
252 AM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022
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Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-La
Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-
Northern Will-Southern Will-Eastern Will-
Including the cities of La Grange, Carol Stream, Calumet City,
Chicago, Crystal Lake, Wheaton, Woodstock, Marseilles, Rochelle,
Beecher, Dixon, Palatine, McHenry, Downers Grove, DeKalb, La Salle,
Belvidere, Park Forest, Lombard, Oak Lawn, Gurnee, Mendota, Aurora,
Waukegan, Oregon, Manhattan, Lemont, Streator, Plano, Channahon,
Rockford, Plainfield, Buffalo Grove, Bolingbrook, Sycamore,
Wilmington, Minooka, Ottawa, Morris, Algonquin, Evanston, Peotone,
Joliet, Oak Park, Cicero, Elgin, Des Plaines, Orland Park, Mokena,
Oswego, Oak Forest, Byron, Yorkville, Northbrook, Mundelein, Coal
City, Crete, Naperville, and Schaumburg
252 AM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of north central Illinois and northeast Illinois,
including the following areas, in north central Illinois, Boone,
De Kalb, La Salle, Lee, Ogle and Winnebago. In northeast Illinois,
Central Cook, DuPage, Eastern Will, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake
IL, McHenry, Northern Cook, Northern Will, Southern Cook and
Southern Will.
* WHEN...Until Noon CDT today.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of roads,
parking lots, rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and
flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their
banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Torrential rain producing thunderstorms have been ongoing
across portions of far northern Illinois early this morning,
with areas of flash flooding likely. Thunderstorms are
expected to gradually expand southward toward and beyond
daybreak. This will result in the threat for flash flooding
also expanding southward to around the I-80 corridor,
including the rest of the Chicago metro area.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch for flash flooding means rapid-onset flooding is
possible across portions of the watch area. Flash flooding is a
dangerous situation. Persons with interests along area rivers,
creeks, and other waterways should monitor the latest forecasts and
be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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