Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 27 at 2:18PM CDT until July 27 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 27, 2026 - 12:18pm
Expires:
July 27, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 218 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that heavy rain fell across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
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...
Chicago, Cicero, Evanston, Schaumburg, Skokie, Oak Lawn, Berwyn,
Wheaton, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Glenview, Elmhurst, Lombard,
Bartlett, Ohare Airport, Streamwood, Carol Stream, Hanover Park,
Park Ridge and Addison.
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:
Cook, IL; DuPage, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: