Flash Flood Warning until 02:15AM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... Southern Kane County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 215 AM CDT.
* At 824 PM CDT, doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated nearly stationary thunderstorms producing rain rates of 1 to 2 inches of rain per hour. Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen near Saint Charles. Flash flooding is ongoing or 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... Aurora, Naperville, Bolingbrook, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, Bartlett, Carol Stream, Hanover Park, Addison, Glendale Heights, Elk Grove Village, St. Charles, Woodridge, Glen Ellyn, West Chicago, Batavia and Geneva.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DUPAGE, IL ... KANE, 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
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