Illinois Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 13:10

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 4 at 3:10PM CDT until July 4 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 1:10pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
FFWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Kane County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 310 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated intense thunderstorms with rainfall rates up to 3 inches per hour nearly stationary over the area. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Significant flash flood impacts are imminent. HAZARD...Significant flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Rapid-onset, significant flooding of creeks, streams, drainage ditches, low-lying areas, and poor drainage areas. Widespread street and underpass flooding. Possible flooding of structures. Possible flooding of highways. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Aurora, St. Charles, West Chicago, Batavia, Geneva, Montgomery, North Aurora, Sugar Grove, Elburn, Big Rock and Kaneville.
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.
Area Description: 
Kane, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL