Full Notification

FFWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Northern DuPage County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 345 AM CDT.

* At 1051 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area with rates up to 2 inches per hour. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Worsening of flood impacts is occurring or imminent. 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, Elgin, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Hoffman Estates, Glenview, Buffalo Grove, Bartlett, Ohare Airport, Streamwood, Carol Stream, Hanover Park, Wheeling, Park Ridge and Addison.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COOK, IL ... DUPAGE, 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. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.