Flash Flood Warning until 03:15AM Thursday
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Northeastern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... Southeastern Will County in northeastern Illinois... Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Porter County in northwestern Indiana...
* Until 315 AM CDT.
* At 915 PM CDT, doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. 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... Hammond, Gary, Tinley Park, Calumet City, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, Chicago Heights, East Chicago, Schererville, Hobart, Lansing, Crown Point, Harvey, Highland, Munster, Park Forest, Homewood, Matteson and Frankfort.
* AFFECTED AREAS: COOK, IL ... KANKAKEE, IL ... WILL, IL ... LAKE, IN ... PORTER, IN
Instructions:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Village of Beecher
625 Dixie Hwy
Beecher, IL 60401
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 708-946-2261
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