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City of Oakbrook Terrace
Sunday September 17th, 2023 :: 07:27 a.m. CDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Warning until 01:30PM

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Eastern DuPage County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 130 PM CDT Sunday.

* At 726 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are likely 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, Cicero, Bolingbrook, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, Ohare Airport, Park Ridge, Addison, Elk Grove Village, Woodridge, Midway Airport, Austin, South Lawndale, Chicago Lawn, Irving Park and West Town.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COOK, IL ... DUPAGE, IL

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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

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