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WGUS83 KLOT 041117
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
617 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
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COOK IL-GRUNDY IL-KANKAKEE IL-LA SALLE IL-LIVINGSTON IL-WILL IL-
LAKE IN IN-
617 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES,
COOK, GRUNDY, KANKAKEE, LA SALLE, LIVINGSTON AND WILL AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTY, LAKE IN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1000 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
UNDERPASSES MAY BE FLOODED. ROADS AND STREETS MAY BE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 609 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES
INDICATE A SWATH OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE
WARNED AREA LATE LAST EVENING, WITH A LOCALIZED AMOUNTS NEAR
4 INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL LIVINGSTON COUNTY. WHILE THE
THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS ENDING, STANDING WATER ON
ROADS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. ADDITIONALLY, SEVERAL
CREEKS AND STREAMS, PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHERN COOK COUNTY
ARE RISING INTO ACTION OR MINOR FLOOD STAGE.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 0.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHICAGO, HAMMOND, GARY, ORLAND PARK, TINLEY PARK, CALUMET
CITY, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ROSELAND, EAST CHICAGO, LANSING, OAK
FOREST, HARVEY, NEW LENOX, HIGHLAND, BLUE ISLAND, MUNSTER,
DOLTON, PARK FOREST, HOMEWOOD AND MATTESON.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR MAY ALREADY BE
OCCURRING. PERSONS ALONG RIVERS, CREEKS, AND OTHER WATERWAYS SHOULD
TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
LAT...LON 4075 8893 4090 8893 4176 8752 4170 8749
4169 8746 4169 8741 4168 8739 4166 8740
4164 8734 4076 8875
CARLAW
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