Flash Flood Warning until 10:45PM 
FFWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern De Kalb County in north central Illinois... Northeastern La Salle County in north central Illinois... Kendall County in northeastern Illinois... Northwestern Will County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 1045 PM CDT.
* At 745 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain moving into the warned area with rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour. Rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible. Flash flooding is 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, Joliet, Naperville, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Plainfield, Woodridge, Oswego, Yorkville, Channahon, Minooka, Plano, Sandwich, Sheridan, Montgomery, Shorewood, Boulder Hill, Lake Holiday, Somonauk and Newark.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DE KALB, IL ... KENDALL, IL ... LA SALLE, IL ... WILL, 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
Shorewood Police Department Illinois
903 W Jefferson St
Shorewood, IL 60404
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-725-1460
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
