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Chicago - IL, US, National Weather Service

Kankakee County

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON, SOUTHEASTERN GRUNDY, NORTHWESTERN KANKAKEE AND SOUTHERN WILL COUNTIES... At 1226 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. 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... Joliet, Orland Park, Tinley Park, New Lenox, Homer Glen, Park Forest, Mokena, Frankfort, Steger, Manteno, Braidwood, Wilmington, Coal City, Dwight, Peotone, Richton Park, Frankfort Square, Crete, University Park and Manhattan. Another round of heavy rain is expected overnight which may lead to additional flooding or worsen ongoing flooding. 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. FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED