Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Flash Flood Warning for McHenry Co., IL until 3:00 AM CDT 7/6

WGUS73 KLOT 060432
FFSLOT

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1132 PM CDT Tue Jul 5 2022


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Boone IL-De Kalb IL-Kane IL-McHenry IL-Winnebago IL-
1132 PM CDT Tue Jul 5 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
FOR BOONE, NORTHEASTERN DE KALB, CENTRAL WINNEBAGO, NORTHERN KANE
AND MCHENRY COUNTIES...

At 1132 PM CDT, doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
another round of heavy rainfall with rates up to 1.5 inches per hour
moving into the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have
already fallen across the area.

HAZARD...Flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses, as well as
other poor drainage and low lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Rockford, Elgin, Crystal Lake, Carpentersville, Algonquin, Lake in
the Hills, McHenry, Belvidere, Woodstock, Huntley, Loves Park,
Machesney Park, Roscoe, Harvard, Rockton, Marengo, Poplar Grove,
Genoa, Cary and Pingree Grove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Expect flooding of creeks, ditches, canals, and storm sewers, as
well roadways, underpasses, and other poor drainage areas.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4241 8940 4243 8902 4242 8847 4231 8828
4216 8827 4201 8834 4204 8862 4209 8873
4215 8877 4217 8878 4222 8907 4224 8934
4231 8940 4233 8940 4234 8940 4238 8940
4239 8940

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR


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