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Chicago - IL, US, National Weather Service

DuPage County

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 35 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOONE DE KALB LEE OGLE WINNEBAGO IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS COOK DUPAGE KANE KENDALL LAKE IL MCHENRY WILL IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA LAKE IN PORTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONQUIN, AURORA, BELVIDERE, BOLINGBROOK, BUFFALO GROVE, BYRON, CAROL STREAM, CHESTERTON, CHICAGO, CRYSTAL LAKE, DEKALB, DIXON, DOWNERS GROVE, ELGIN, EVANSTON, GARY, GURNEE, HAMMOND, JOLIET, LEMONT, LOMBARD, MCHENRY, MERRILLVILLE, MUNDELEIN, NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, OREGON, ORLAND PARK, OSWEGO, PARK FOREST, PLANO, PORTAGE, ROCHELLE, ROCKFORD, SCHAUMBURG, SYCAMORE, VALPARAISO, WAUKEGAN, WHEATON, WILMINGTON, WOODSTOCK, AND YORKVILLE.

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Chicago - IL, US, National Weather Service

Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Central Cook, DuPage, Eastern Will, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, La Salle, Northern Cook, Northern Will, Southern Cook and Southern Will and northwest Indiana, including the following areas, Lake IN and Porter

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Central Cook, DuPage, Eastern Will, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, La Salle, Northern Cook, Northern Will, Southern Cook and Southern Will and northwest Indiana, including the following areas, Lake IN and Porter. WHEN...Through late tonight. IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Underpasses may be flooded. Roads and streets may be flooded. ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms with rainfall rates up to 1 to 2 inches per hour will be possible from late this afternoon until late this evening. The highest chance for flooding will be in urban areas and locations that received heavy rainfall over the last several days. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flood Watch for flash flooding means rapid-onset flooding is possible, but not yet certain, based upon the latest forecasts. Flash flooding is a dangerous situation. Persons with interests along area rivers, creeks, and other waterways should monitor the latest forecasts and be prepared to take action should flooding develop.