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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1233 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
...WAVES OF RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLOODING THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK...
WAVES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK. URBAN AND RIVER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO HAVE
RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW. IN ADDITION, SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN ELEVATED FROM
RECENT RAINFALL AND SOIL MOISTURE IS ELEVATED ACROSS MOST OF
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWESTERN INDIANA. IN URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS ISOLATED FLOODING OF ROADWAYS, CREEKS, AND STREAMS
MAY OCCUR WITH AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL MAY
ALSO LEAD TO RIVER RISES AND POSSIBLE FLOODING, IN PARTICULAR ALONG
ALREADY ELEVATED RIVERS SUCH AS THE FOX, DES PLAINES, AND KANKAKEE.
ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
THIS OUTLOOK MEANS THAT ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS
ARE POSSIBLE, BUT NOT YET CERTAIN. PERSONS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR
FORECASTS INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOOD WATCHES, WARNINGS, AND
ADVISORIES.
THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED BY TOMORROW MORNING.
WSL
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