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Flood Advisory
Issued: 7:35 AM Aug. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of northeast Illinois, including the following counties, Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will. * WHEN...Until 1030 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Area rivers, streams, and creeks are rising or are above bankfull. Areas of poor drainage are likely flooded, including fields, parks, ditches, and low-lying intersections. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 233 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicate that between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen in the past 12 hours. The heaviest rain fell near the Interstate 80 corridor from Joliet to Lansing. Up to one additional inch may fall in showers and thunderstorms in the coming hours. This will only delay the speed at which flood waters recede. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Cicero, Hammond, Bolingbrook, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, Wheaton, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, Carol Stream, Romeoville, Plainfield and Calumet City. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flood Advisory means minor flooding along waterways and other poor drainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in the advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters. &&
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