Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 1 at 6:25AM CDT until August 1 at 9:30AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 1, 2026 - 4:25am
Expires:
August 1, 2026 - 7:30am
Description:
FFWLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Kendall County in northeastern Illinois...
Northwestern Will County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 930 AM CDT.
* At 625 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 to locally 3 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
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, Naperville, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Plainfield, Oswego,
Lockport, Yorkville, Minooka, Crest Hill, Montgomery, Shorewood,
Boulder Hill, Fairmont, Rockdale and Crystal Lawns.
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:
Kendall, IL; Will, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov