Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Chicago, IL
Areas Affected: Will, IL; Lake, IN; Porter, IN
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Friday 8:42am CDT
Alert Effective: Friday 8:42am CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 7:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Friday 8:42am CDT
Event Ends: Friday 7:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Chicago IL
...FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Illinois, including the following county, Will and northwest Indiana, including the following counties, Lake IN and Porter. * WHEN...Until 700 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 842 AM CDT, gauge reports indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, Schererville, Hobart, Crown Point, Highland, Munster, Chesterton, Cedar Lake, Griffith, Dyer, St. John, Lake Station, South Haven, Winfield, New Chicago and Burns Harbor. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
A Flood Advisory means minor flooding along waterways and other poor drainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in the advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.606f78ad5a7b414c7ba53897222f1f5bfa97ec95.001.1 Codes: ILC197, INC089, INC127 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.606f78ad5a7b414c7ba53897222f1f5bfa97ec95.001.1