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City of Oakbrook Terrace
Sunday September 11th, 2022 :: 09:12 a.m. CDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Warning until 12:15PM

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Central Cook County in northeastern Illinois... DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... Northwestern Will County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 1215 PM CDT.

* At 911 AM CDT, doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of creeks, streams, drainage ditches, streets, underpasses, low-lying areas, and other poor drainage areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Chicago, Aurora, Naperville, Cicero, Evanston, Bolingbrook, Skokie, Des Plaines, Orland Park, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, Wheaton, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Glenview, Elmhurst, Lombard, Ohare Airport, Carol Stream and Romeoville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COOK, IL ... DUPAGE, IL ... WILL, IL

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Address/Location
City of Oakbrook Terrace
17W275 Butterfield Rd
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 630-941-8320

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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