Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 11 at 11:35AM CDT until August 11 at 2:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 9:35am
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
FFWLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana...
Central Porter County in northwestern Indiana...
* Until 230 PM CDT.
* At 1135 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour.
Up to 2 inches of rainfall has occurred so far between Crown Point
and Valparaiso. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are
possible. Worsening of flood impacts is imminent.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
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...
Merrillville, Valparaiso, Hobart, Lakes of the Four Seasons,
Winfield, Wheeler, Boone Grove and Malden.
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; Porter, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov