THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... NORTHEASTERN DUPAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS... NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 1000 PM CDT * AT 547 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 1.0 AND 1.5 INCHES WITHIN 30 TO 60 MINUTES WITH THESE STORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE CITY OF CHICAGO THROUGH 630 PM CDT...AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO 1.5 INCHES AND PRODUCE RAPID RUNOFF AND FLOODING. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... ARLINGTON HEIGHTS...BARRINGTON...BERWYN...BURNHAM...CHATHAM... CHICAGO...CICERO...DES PLAINES...EVANSTON...FOREST PARK...FRANKLIN PARK...GLENVIEW...HARWOOD HEIGHTS...HOFFMAN ESTATES AND LINCOLN PARK. OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED... BROOKFIELD ZOO...HARPER COLLEGE...HAWTHORNE PARK...LINCOLN PARK ZOO...LOYOLA UNIVERSITY...NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. && LAT...LON 4204 8766 4191 8762 4190 8760 4184 8760 4177 8756 4175 8753 4162 8753 4210 8823 4215 8823 4216 8812
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 22:52:13 +0000
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