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Frankfort Police Dept
Sunday May 7th, 2023 :: 07:57 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 12:15AM Monday

The National Weather Service in Chicago has extended the

* 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 1215 AM CDT.

* At 757 PM CDT, doppler radar and automated rain gauges continued to indicate slow-moving, heavy thunderstorms which have produced up to 3 inches of rain across a narrow corridor from near near Wilmington to near Manteno to near Grant Park. These thunderstorms are expected to continue producing rain rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour. 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:

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

Address/Location
Frankfort Police Dept
20602 Lincolnway Ln
Frankfort, IL 60423

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-469-9435

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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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