Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 14 at 10:51PM CDT until April 15 at 3:45AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 14, 2026 - 8:51pm
Expires:
April 15, 2026 - 1:45am
Description:
FFWLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Cook County in northeastern Illinois...
Northern DuPage County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 345 AM CDT.
* At 1051 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area with rates up to 2 inches per
hour. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Worsening of
flood impacts is occurring or imminent.
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...
Chicago, Elgin, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Palatine,
Skokie, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Hoffman Estates, Glenview,
Buffalo Grove, Bartlett, Ohare Airport, Streamwood, Carol Stream,
Hanover Park, Wheeling, Park Ridge and Addison.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Cook, IL; DuPage, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov