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WGUS43 KLOT 042348 RRA
FLWLOT
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago IL
648 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
ILC031-037-089-093-099-103-197-INC089-127-051600-
/O.NEW.KLOT.FA.W.0012.260704T2348Z-260705T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cook IL-De Kalb IL-Kane IL-Kendall IL-La Salle IL-Lee IL-Will IL-
Lake IN IN-Porter IN-648 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following counties,
Cook, De Kalb, Kane, Kendall, La Salle, Lee and Will and northwest
Indiana, including the following counties, Lake IN and Porter.
* WHEN...Until 1100 AM CDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding
may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Roads and streets may
be flooded. High water likely may recede slowly from flooded areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 645 PM CDT, local law enforcement, emergency dispatch
centers, and highway departments reported flooding across the
area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen from earlier
thunderstorms. While heavy rainfall has ended, some flooding
will be slow to recede. Some streams may continue to rise
over the next few hours.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Hammond, Gary,
Bolingbrook, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Romeoville,
Plainfield, Calumet City, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso,
Oswego, Chicago Heights, Chicago Lawn and Roseland.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Warning means flooding is imminent or may already be
occurring. Persons along rivers, creeks, 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.
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LAT...LON 4185 8889 4178 8836 4167 8835 4171 8825
4162 8814 4171 8778 4178 8776 4180 8758
4170 8749 4164 8736 4164 8719 4172 8693
4140 8694 4131 8766 4155 8801 4154 8888
4170 8897
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