THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN…
NORTHEASTERN DUPAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 547 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 1.0 AND 1.5
INCHES WITHIN 30 TO 60 MINUTES WITH THESE STORMS. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE CITY OF
CHICAGO THROUGH 630 PM CDT…AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A BRIEF
PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO 1.5 INCHES AND PRODUCE RAPID
RUNOFF AND FLOODING.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS…BARRINGTON…BERWYN…BURNHAM…CHATHAM…
CHICAGO…CICERO…DES PLAINES…EVANSTON…FOREST PARK…FRANKLIN
PARK…GLENVIEW…HARWOOD HEIGHTS…HOFFMAN ESTATES AND LINCOLN
PARK.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED…
BROOKFIELD ZOO…HARPER COLLEGE…HAWTHORNE PARK…LINCOLN PARK
ZOO…LOYOLA UNIVERSITY…NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY…
Instructions: 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.
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