Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Chicago, IL
Areas Affected: Lake, IL; McHenry, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 11:09am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 11:09am CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 1:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Sunday 11:09am CDT
Event Ends: Thursday 1:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Chicago IL
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of northeast Illinois, including the following counties, Lake IL and McHenry. * WHEN...Until 100 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads, yards, structures, and areas of park land are flooding along the Fox River Chain of Lakes. Flooding will continue through at least this week. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1107 AM CDT, River gauges along the Fox River Chain of Lakes indicate that water levels are slowly receding following a crest in major flood stage. The latest forecast from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources indicates that water levels should continue to slowly recede this week. - Water levels are expected to remain above flood stage through this week. However, if additional heavy rainfall occurs on Monday, flooding could persist into the first week of May. - Some locations that will experience flooding include areas along the Fox River Chain of Lakes, including Nippersink Lake, Fox Lake, Pistakee Lake, Petite Lake, Lake Marie, Channel Lake, and Lake Catherine. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2b2bd39e72c25b394913b1738343ea23e6737c5a.001.1 Codes: ILC097, ILC111 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2b2bd39e72c25b394913b1738343ea23e6737c5a.001.1