Full Notification

FFWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern La Salle County in north central Illinois... Grundy County in northeastern Illinois... Northern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... Southern Kendall County in northeastern Illinois... Will County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 1230 PM CDT.

* At 937 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms with rainfall rates up to 3 inches per hour. Up to 3 inches of rainfall was reported from these storms near Ottawa. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly after the onset of heavy rainfall. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. 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... Joliet, Tinley Park, Kankakee, New Lenox, Park Forest, Mokena, Bourbonnais, Frankfort, Bradley, Morris, Channahon, Minooka, Steger, Manteno, Braidwood and Wilmington.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GRUNDY, IL ... KANKAKEE, 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.