Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 27 at 12:02PM CDT until July 27 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 27, 2026 - 10:02am
Expires:
July 27, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
FFWLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Cook County in northeastern Illinois...
Eastern DuPage County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 400 PM CDT.
* At 1202 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour.
Up to 2 inches of rainfall has occurred due to these storms in
northwestern Cook County. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to
begin shortly.
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, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg,
Bolingbrook, Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines, Oak Lawn, Berwyn,
Mount Prospect, Wheaton, Hoffman Estates, Oak Park, Downers Grove,
Glenview, Elmhurst, Lombard and Buffalo Grove.
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: