Flood Warning until 11:00AM Sunday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Illinois, including the following counties, in north central Illinois, De Kalb. In northeast Illinois, Cook, DuPage and Kane.
* WHEN...Until 1100 AM CDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Roads and streets may be flooded. High water likely may recede slowly from flooded areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 644 PM CDT, local law enforcement, emergency dispatch centers, and highway departments reported flooding across the area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen from earlier thunderstorms. While heavy rainfall has ended, some flooding will be slow to recede. Some streams may continue to rise over the next few hours. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Chicago, Aurora, Naperville, Elgin, Cicero, Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Palatine, Des Plaines, Berwyn, Mount Prospect, Wheaton, Hoffman Estates, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, Bartlett, Ohare Airport and Streamwood. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: COOK, IL ... DE KALB, IL ... DUPAGE, IL ... KANE, IL
Instructions:
A Flood Warning means flooding is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons along rivers, creeks, 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.
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:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning
