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Frankfort Police Dept
Sunday May 17th, 2020 :: 06:51 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 10:15PM

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Lake County in northeastern Illinois... Will County in northeastern Illinois... Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Lake County in northwestern Indiana...

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 645 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a band of torrential rain moving across the warned area. This band of rain is producing one to two and a half inches of rain in less than an hour. This very heavy rainfall will result in potentially significant flash flooding of roadways, streams, and creeks. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Elgin, Waukegan, Cicero, Hammond, Gary, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Bolingbrook, Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn and Berwyn.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LAKE, IN ... KANKAKEE, IL ... LAKE, IL ... COOK, IL ... WILL, IL ... DUPAGE, IL

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.

Address/Location
Frankfort Police Dept
20602 Lincolnway Ln
Frankfort, IL 60423

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-469-9435

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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