Flash Flood Warning until 09:45AM
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Central Will County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 945 AM CDT.
* At 617 AM CDT, doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. 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... Chicago, Joliet, Bolingbrook, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Romeoville, Calumet City, Woodridge, Chicago Heights, Roseland, Lansing, Oak Forest, Harvey, Lockport, New Lenox, Homer Glen, Blue Island, Dolton and Park Forest.
* AFFECTED AREAS: COOK, IL ... WILL, IL
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Frankfort Police Dept
20602 Lincolnway Ln
Frankfort, IL 60423
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-469-9435
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