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Vermilion Valley Regional Communications Joint Authority
Friday May 24th, 2019 :: 03:51 a.m. CDT

Community

Flash Flood Watch until 10:00AM Saturday

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, Boone, Cook, De Kalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, La Salle, Lake, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Will, and Winnebago. In northwest Indiana, Lake.

* From this evening through Saturday morning

* Showers and thunderstorms are expected to impact the watch area tonight and these storms will be capable of producing heavy rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour.

* Runoff from this heavy rainfall may result in areas of flash flooding, along with additional rises on area rivers.

* AFFECTED AREAS: OGLE ... WINNEBAGO ... KENDALL ... LA SALLE ... BOONE ... COOK ... MCHENRY ... DUPAGE ... LAKE ... LAKE ... KANE ... WILL ... GRUNDY ... DE KALB ... LEE

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
Vermilion Valley Regional Communications Joint Authority
844 W Lincoln St
Pontiac, IL 61764

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-844-0911

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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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