Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Flash Flood Watch in Northeastern Illinois

Heavy rainfall likely over the Rockford and Chicago metro areas late this afternoon and tonight.
Thunderstorms will produce Locally heavy rainfall which could result in rapid flooding.
Flash Flood Watch remains in effect from 4 pm CDT This afternoon through late tonight.
The Flash Flood Watch continues for.
  • Portions of Illinois and Northwest Indiana, including the following areas, in Illinois, Boone, cook, De Kalb. Dupage, Kane, Kendall, Lake IL, Mchenry, Ogle, will and Winnebago. In northwest Indiana, lake in and Porter.
  • From 4 pm CDT This afternoon through late tonight.
  • Thunderstorms will produce heavy rainfall this afternoon and tonight. Widespread rainfall of 2 to 3 inches is likely north of a line from Sublette Illinois to Dunns Bridge Indiana. This includes the Rockford and Chicago metro areas as well as the suburbs of these cities. Locally higher amounts of 4 to 5 inches are possible across the watch area. There is the potential for very high rainfall rates in some of the stronger storms. The Heavy Rain will fall over highly urbanized areas of Rockford and Chicago.
  • Rapid flooding of creeks, small streams, roads, viaducts, and low lying areas is possible in thunderstorms.
 http://www.google.org/publicalerts/alert?aid=200003ad825aa140&hl=en&gl=US&source=web

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