Full Notification

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of northeast Illinois, including the following areas, Cook, DuPage and Will.

* WHEN...Until 1000 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Underpasses may be flooded. Roads and streets may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 556 PM CDT, doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated a line of thunderstorms with heavy rainfall extending from northwest Cook County south through western DuPage County. These storms have a history of producing rain rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Minor flooding of roadways and underpasses may begin quickly after thunderstorms arrive. - Rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible over the area. - Some locations that may experience minor flooding include... Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Elgin, Cicero, Hammond, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Bolingbrook, Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, Mount Prospect and Wheaton. - 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.