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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Chicago IL
107 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

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Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-
Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-Southern
Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-
Including the cities of Downers Grove, Crete, Ottawa, Manhattan,
Elgin, Oswego, Morris, Orland Park, Naperville, Bourbonnais,
Minooka, Evanston, Byron, Oak Lawn, Carol Stream, Yorkville,
Wheaton, Calumet City, Bolingbrook, Mokena, La Salle, Oak Forest,
Palatine, Coal City, Park Forest, Sycamore, Schaumburg, Bradley,
Plainfield, Channahon, Mendota, Plano, Aurora, Cicero, Peotone,
La Grange, Streator, Chicago, Oak Park, Kankakee, Marseilles,
Gary, Lombard, Des Plaines, Rochelle, Northbrook, Chesterton,
Beecher, Joliet, Oregon, Lemont, Wilmington, Hammond, Portage,
Valparaiso, Dixon, DeKalb, and Merrillville
107 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas,
  Central Cook, De Kalb, DuPage, Eastern Will, Grundy, Kane,
  Kankakee, Kendall, La Salle, Lee, Northern Cook, Northern Will,
  Ogle, Southern Cook and Southern Will and northwest Indiana,
  including the following areas, Lake IN and Porter.

* WHEN...From 6 AM CST this morning through this afternoon.

* 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...
  - Rain, heavy at times, will develop around daybreak this
    morning, and  persist into the afternoon. The axis of
    heaviest rainfall is expected to fall right across northern
    IL into far northwestern IN, including much of the Chicago
    metro area.  Within this axis, total rainfall amounts of up
    to 1.5 inches is forecast. Although this amount of rainfall
    typically is not associated with significant flooding, a
    combination of frozen soils and river ice cover will increase
    the risk of flooding.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Watch means flooding is possible, but not yet certain, based
upon the latest forecasts. Persons with interests along area rivers,
creeks, and other waterways should monitor the latest forecasts and
be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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