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Shorewood Police Department Illinois
Sunday May 7th, 2023 :: 07:24 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 10:15PM Sunday

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Grundy County in northeastern Illinois... Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... Kendall County in northeastern Illinois... Will County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 723 PM CDT, doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated slow-moving, heavy thunderstorms which have produced 2 inches of rain across a narrow corridor from near near Wilmington to near Manteno to near Grant Park. These thunderstorms will likely produce rain rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Joliet, Plainfield, Oswego, Kankakee, New Lenox, Park Forest, Mokena, Bourbonnais, Frankfort, Yorkville, Bradley, Morris, Channahon, Minooka, Plano, Steger, Manteno, Sandwich, Braidwood and Wilmington.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GRUNDY, IL ... KANKAKEE, IL ... KENDALL, IL ... WILL, IL

Instructions:

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.

Address/Location
Shorewood Police Department Illinois
903 W Jefferson St
Shorewood, IL 60404

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-725-1460

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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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