Flood Advisory until 02:00PM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northeast Illinois, including the following areas, Cook, DuPage and Will.
* WHEN...Until 200 PM CST.
* IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Underpasses may be flooded. Roads and streets may be flooded. Slow moving or standing water may continue.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 956 AM CST, doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain moving into areas with saturated soils due to earlier rainfall. Between 1 and 1.5 inches have already fallen, with additional rainfall likely. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible over the area. Minor flooding may begin shortly after the onset of rainfall. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Cicero, Hammond, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Bolingbrook, Skokie, Des Plaines, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, Mount Prospect, Wheaton, Oak Park, Downers Grove and Glenview. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: COOK, IL ... DUPAGE, IL ... WILL, IL
Instructions:
A Flood Advisory means minor flooding along waterways and other poor drainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in the advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters.
Address/Location
Shorewood Police Department Illinois
903 W Jefferson St
Shorewood, IL 60404
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-725-1460
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Advisory