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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago IL
915 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois...
  Northeastern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois...
  Southeastern Will County in northeastern Illinois...
  Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana...
  Porter County in northwestern Indiana...

* Until 315 AM CDT.

* At 915 PM CDT, doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of small creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses, as
           well as other poor drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Hammond, Gary, Tinley Park, Calumet City, Portage, Merrillville, 
  Valparaiso, Chicago Heights, East Chicago, Schererville, Hobart, 
  Lansing, Crown Point, Harvey, Highland, Munster, Park Forest, 
  Homewood, Matteson and Frankfort.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 4164 8732 4164 8720 4166 8715 4171 8694
      4124 8693 4123 8698 4127 8706 4129 8713
      4119 8732 4115 8766 4123 8772 4155 8781

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

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