AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR GRUNDY COUNTY UNTIL11AM - TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN
Kendall IL-La Salle IL-Will IL-Lee IL-De Kalb IL-Grundy IL-
900 AM CDT Tue Sep 3 2019
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flood Advisory for Minor Flooding in Poor Drainage Areas for...
Kendall County in northeastern Illinois...
La Salle County in north central Illinois...
Southwestern Will County in northeastern Illinois...
Eastern Lee County in north central Illinois...
Southern De Kalb County in north central Illinois...
Grundy County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 1100 AM CDT.
* At 856 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms, with rainfall rates at times near two inches per hour.
This will cause minor flooding and has already in parts of north
central Illinois this morning. In addition, the heavy rainfall is
sharply reducing visibility and making travel hazardous at times.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Joliet, Romeoville, Plainfield, Oswego, Lockport, Ottawa,
Yorkville, Morris, Little Rock, Channahon, Minooka, Plano,
Sandwich, Marseilles, and Seneca.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or ponding
of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
Address/Location
Grundy County IL Emergency Management Agency
1320 Union St
Morris, IL 60450
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-941-3212