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WGUS73 KLOT 171339
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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
839 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026
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DE KALB IL-LA SALLE IL-LEE IL-
839 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN DE KALB, NORTHERN LA SALLE AND SOUTHEASTERN LEE
COUNTIES...
AT 839 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 3
AND 5.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY
OCCURRING.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
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...
SANDWICH, MENDOTA, AMBOY, SHERIDAN, LAKE HOLIDAY, SOMONAUK,
EARLVILLE, LELAND, PAW PAW, SUBLETTE, WOODHAVEN LAKES, MILLINGTON,
COMPTON AND WEST BROOKLYN.
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 4158 8945 4171 8934 4169 8860 4152 8860
4156 8917 4158 8917
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
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