Alert Details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of northeast Illinois, including the following counties, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will. * WHEN...Until 200 AM CDT. * 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... - At 1051 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Chicago, Aurora, Naperville, Cicero, Bolingbrook, Berwyn, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Romeoville, Plainfield, Woodridge, Oswego, Midway Airport, Austin, South Lawndale, West Town, Bridgeport, Lincoln Park, Lake View and Chicago Loop. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood