#NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for Ford, IL; Iroquois, IL #ILwx At 325 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 15 at 3:25AM CDT until August 15 at 6:45AM CDT by NWS Chicago ILAt 325 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. 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... Melvin, Loda, Roberts and Sibley.