Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 27 at 1:57PM CDT until July 27 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 27, 2026 - 11:57am
Expires:
July 27, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
FFWLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 157 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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...
Hammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, East Chicago, Schererville,
Hobart, Crown Point, Highland, Munster, Cedar Lake, Lowell,
Griffith, Dyer, St. John, Lake Station, Lakes of the Four Seasons,
Whiting, Winfield and New Chicago.
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.
Area Description:
Lake, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov