Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 4 at 2:03PM CDT until July 4 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 12:03pm
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
FFWLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern De Kalb County in north central Illinois...
Northern La Salle County in north central Illinois...
Southeastern Lee County in north central Illinois...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 203 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing torrential rainfall over the warned area.
Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen over portions of southern
DeKalb County. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of creeks, streams, drainage
ditches, streets, underpasses, low-lying areas, and
other poor drainage areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Southern sections of DeKalb, Sandwich, Mendota, Sheridan,
Shabbona, Lake Holiday, Hinckley, Somonauk, Earlville, Waterman,
Leland, Paw Paw, Millington, Lee, Compton, West Brooklyn, Harding
and Triumph.
Instruction:
A Flash Flood Warning means rapid-onset flooding is imminent or may
already be occurring. Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and
other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life
and property.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
De Kalb, IL; La Salle, IL; Lee, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: