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Grundy County IL Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday May 28th, 2019 :: 06:30 p.m. CDT

Advisory

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING - TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN

626 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Chicago has expanded the

* Flash Flood Watch to include portions of northern Illinois,
including DeKalb, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall,
and Will Counties.

* Through Wednesday morning

* Showers and thunderstorms are expected to spread over the watch
area by mid evening and these storms will be capable of
producing heavy rainfall rates of 1 to 1.5 inches per hour.

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

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.

Address/Location
Grundy County IL Emergency Management Agency
1320 Union St
Morris, IL 60450

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-941-3212

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