FLASH FLOOD WARNING 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1019 AM CST Thu Feb 17 2022
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
An Ice Jam in...
East Central Grundy County in northeastern Illinois...
West Central Will County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 500 PM CST Thursday.
* At 1019 AM CST, emergency management and river gauges indicated
that the ice jam on the Kankakee River near I-55 downstream of
Wilmington is rapidly worsening leading to flooding near and
upstream of the jam.
HAZARD...Flash flooding from an ice jam.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Rapid onset flooding of areas near and upstream the
ice jam.
* Areas most likely to be affected by this ice jam include rural
areas just downstream of Wilmington near I-55. If the ice jam
breaks, areas downstream of I-55 near Phelan Acres could be
impacted with little notice.
Areas most likely to be impacted by this ice jam include rural areas
downstream of Wilmington near I-55. If the ice jam were to break,
flooding may impact Phelan Acres downstream of I-55.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flash Flood Warning means rapid-onset flooding is imminent or may
already be occurring. Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and
other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life
and property.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Instructions:
TAKE PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS IN THIS AREA
Address/Location
Grundy County IL Emergency Management Agency
1320 Union St
Morris, IL 60450
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-941-3212