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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
337 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026
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KANE IL-
337 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR SOUTHERN KANE COUNTY...
AT 337 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAINFALL RATES UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR
CONTINUING ACROSS THE AREA. DUE TO VERY SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS,
UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED IN ABOUT 1 HOUR NEAR BIG
ROCK AND KANEVILLE. SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD IMPACTS ARE IMMINENT.
HAZARD...SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING.
SOURCE...RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAUGES.
IMPACT...RAPID-ONSET, SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS,
DRAINAGE DITCHES, LOW-LYING AREAS, AND POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS. WIDESPREAD STREET AND UNDERPASS FLOODING.
POSSIBLE FLOODING OF STRUCTURES. POSSIBLE FLOODING OF
HIGHWAYS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
AURORA, ST. CHARLES, WEST CHICAGO, BATAVIA, GENEVA, MONTGOMERY,
NORTH AURORA, SUGAR GROVE, ELBURN, BIG ROCK AND KANEVILLE.
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.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 4172 8860 4189 8860 4190 8826 4173 8826
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
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