Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 4 at 3:32PM CDT until July 4 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 1:32pm
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 332 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that the heaviest rainfall had moved out of the area. Additional
showers may continue for the next hour with little accumulation
expected. Up to 3 inches of rain have fallen from earlier storms.
Flooding is expected to continue for the next several hours.
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...
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: