Full Notification

Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-DeKalb-Kane-DuPage-Cook-
La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Will-Lake IN-Porter-
Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Woodstock, Waukegan,
Oregon, Dixon, DeKalb, Aurora, Elgin, Wheaton, Chicago, Ottawa,
Oswego, Morris, Joliet, Gary, and Valparaiso
958 AM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for

* Portions of Illinois and northwest Indiana, including the
following areas, in Illinois, Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage,
Grundy, Kane, Kendall, La Salle, Lake IL, Lee, McHenry, Ogle,
Will, and Winnebago. In northwest Indiana, Lake IN and Porter.

* Until 3 PM CDT this afternoon

* Periods of moderate to briefly heavy rain will continue through
mid afternoon. Given the recent heavy rainfall amounts, any
additional heavy rain may produce localized flash flooding.

* Area rivers and streams are running high, which will means
rainfall will more quickly go into runoff. Localized flooding in
poor drainage areas, especially urban ones is likely.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.