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Flood Advisory
Issued: 5:04 PM Aug. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois...
Southern DuPage County in northeastern Illinois...
Northeastern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois...
Will County in northeastern Illinois...

* WHEN...Until 130 PM CDT.

* 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1202 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
up to 2.0 inches of rain occurred due to earlier thunderstorms.
Heavy rainfall has moved out of the area, but some standing water
may be slow to recede over the next few hours. A few streams may
continue to rise as runoff moves downstream.
- Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Cicero, Bolingbrook, Orland
Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, Wheaton, Downers Grove,
Lombard, Romeoville, Plainfield, Calumet City, Woodridge and
Chicago Heights.
- 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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