953  
WGUS53 KLOT 190112  
FFWLOT  
ILC031-197-190415-  
/O.NEW.KLOT.FF.W.0029.250819T0112Z-250819T0415Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
FLASH FLOOD WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
812 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A  
 
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...  
NORTHERN WILL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...  
 
* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 812 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED  
THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAIN RATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR MOVING  
INTO THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE  
WARNED AREA. NEW FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER  
THE ONSET OF HEAVY RAINFALL.  
 
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING.  
 
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...  
CHICAGO, JOLIET, CICERO, HAMMOND, ORLAND PARK, TINLEY PARK, OAK  
LAWN, BERWYN, OAK PARK, ROMEOVILLE, CALUMET CITY, WOODRIDGE,  
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, MIDWAY AIRPORT, CHICAGO LAWN, ROSELAND,  
ENGLEWOOD, SOUTH LAWNDALE, BRIDGEPORT AND SOUTH SHORE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4169 8797 4172 8791 4184 8792 4190 8760  
4188 8759 4188 8760 4187 8759 4184 8759  
4177 8755 4176 8752 4147 8753 4146 8815  
4163 8815 4164 8803 4169 8803  
 
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED  
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...3-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR  
 

 
 
WSL  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab IL Page
The Nexlab IN Page Main Text Page