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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
606 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-LA SALLE-
KENDALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GURNEE, AURORA, BELVIDERE, LA SALLE,
DEKALB, YORKVILLE, ROCHELLE, MARSEILLES, STREATOR, CRYSTAL LAKE,
ELGIN, OSWEGO, OREGON, WOODSTOCK, MENDOTA, DIXON, ALGONQUIN,
MCHENRY, BYRON, OTTAWA, ROCKFORD, BUFFALO GROVE, WAUKEGAN, PLANO,
SYCAMORE, AND MUNDELEIN
606 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS, BOONE, DE KALB, LA SALLE, LEE, OGLE AND WINNEBAGO. IN
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS, KANE, KENDALL, LAKE IL AND MCHENRY. THE THREAT
FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IS ENDING.
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DUPAGE-GRUNDY-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NORTHERN COOK-
CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN
WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHICAGO, MOKENA, BOURBONNAIS, OAK LAWN,
ROSELAWN, DES PLAINES, PORTAGE, DWIGHT, OXFORD, GARY, PARK
FOREST, FOWLER, PLAINFIELD, LA GRANGE, CHANNAHON, CRETE, GILMAN,
ORLAND PARK, JOLIET, PAXTON, MERRILLVILLE, CHESTERTON,
RENSSELAER, DEMOTTE, LOMBARD, OAK FOREST, DOWNERS GROVE,
SCHAUMBURG, WATSEKA, NORTHBROOK, NAPERVILLE, PALATINE, BEECHER,
BOLINGBROOK, EVANSTON, WHEATON, BRADLEY, MINOOKA, GIBSON CITY,
MORRIS, OAK PARK, LEMONT, MANHATTAN, VALPARAISO, FAIRBURY,
PONTIAC, CALUMET CITY, WILMINGTON, PEOTONE, KENTLAND, CAROL
STREAM, HAMMOND, MOROCCO, CICERO, COAL CITY, AND KANKAKEE
606 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2026 /706 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2026/
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /11 AM EDT/ THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,
CENTRAL COOK, DUPAGE, EASTERN WILL, FORD, GRUNDY, IROQUOIS,
KANKAKEE, LIVINGSTON, NORTHERN COOK, NORTHERN WILL, SOUTHERN COOK
AND SOUTHERN WILL AND NORTHWEST INDIANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, BENTON, JASPER, LAKE IN, NEWTON AND PORTER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM CDT /11 AM EDT/ THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS AND STREETS MAY BE FLOODED. AREA CREEKS AND
STREAMS ARE ALREADY ELEVATED, INCREASING THE RISK OF FLOODING DUE
TO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME WITH BRIEF
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL, WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD TO A THREAT FOR
INSTANCES OF FLOODING THIS MORNING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING MEANS RAPID-ONSET FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE, BUT NOT YET CERTAIN, BASED UPON THE LATEST FORECASTS.
FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PERSONS WITH INTERESTS
ALONG AREA RIVERS, CREEKS, AND OTHER WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
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