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