WGUS53 KLOT 241745 FFWLOT ILC031-197-242045- /O.NEW.KLOT.FF.W.0022.240924T1745Z-240924T2045Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Chicago IL 1245 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Northeastern Will County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 345 PM CDT. * At 1245 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated rain rates up to 1.5 inches in 30 minutes from a small, intense thunderstorm moving slowly through the area. Up to 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Rainfall amounts up to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. 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 may experience flash flooding include... Orland Park, Tinley Park, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Lansing, Oak Forest, Harvey, Homer Glen, Blue Island, Dolton, Park Forest, Homewood, Matteson, Mokena, Frankfort, Steger, South Holland, Country Club Hills, Midlothian and Hazel Crest. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 4174 8753 4147 8753 4147 8779 4156 8791 4164 8791 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES $$ WSL