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City of Marseilles
Wednesday May 1st, 2019 :: 02:43 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Watch until 05:00PM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Illinois and northwest Indiana, including the following areas, in Illinois, Cook, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, La Salle, Lake IL, Livingston, and Will. In northwest Indiana, Lake IN.

* From Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon

* Another period of moderate to heavy rainfall is expected across the area Thursday. Showers and thunderstorms may produce localized totals of an inch to an inch and a half. Given that the ground is saturated from the previous heavy rainfall, any additional rainfall may cause flash flooding.

* Localized flash flooding and flooding of poor drainage areas will be possible, along with additional rises on rivers, streams, creeks, and retention ponds.

* AFFECTED AREAS: KENDALL ... LA SALLE ... FORD ... KANKAKEE ... COOK ... DUPAGE ... LAKE ... KANE ... LAKE ... WILL ... IROQUOIS ... GRUNDY ... LIVINGSTON

Instructions:

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.

Address/Location
City of Marseilles
142 Lincoln Street
Marseilles, IL 61341

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-795-2131

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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