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2025 [KLOT] CHICAGO Flood (FA) Warning (W) Number 1
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
RADAR Composite at Issuance Time
Storm Based Warning History
847
WGUS43 KLOT 311856
FLWLOT
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1256 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
ILC031-097-010000-
/O.NEW.KLOT.FA.W.0001.250131T1856Z-250201T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cook IL-Lake IL IL-
1256 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northeast Illinois, including the following
counties, Cook and Lake IL.
* WHEN...Until 600 PM CST.
* IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding
may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Roads and streets may
be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1255 PM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain. Multiple rivers gauges in the warned
area have rapidly climbed to bankfull. Flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2
inches of rain have fallen.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Buffalo Creek, McDonald Creek, Skokie River, and North Branch
Chicago River.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Chicago, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Palatine,
Skokie, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Hoffman Estates,
Glenview, Buffalo Grove, Bartlett, Streamwood, Hanover Park,
Wheeling, Park Ridge, Northbrook, Elk Grove Village, Niles
and Highland Park.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Warning means flooding is imminent or may already be
occurring. Persons along rivers, creeks, and other waterways should
take immediate precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 4226 8782 4213 8773 4207 8766 4199 8792
4199 8817 4211 8819 4220 8807
$$
Kluber
816
WGUS83 KLOT 312353
FLSLOT
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
553 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
ILC031-097-010003-
/O.EXP.KLOT.FA.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250201T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cook IL-Lake IL IL-
553 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
...FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
The Flood Warning will expire at 6 PM CST this evening for a portion
of northeast Illinois, including the following areas, Cook and Lake
IL.
Rain has ended across the warning area, and while some standing
water may remain, flood waters are receding and no additional new
flooding is expected. Please continue to heed any remaining road
closures.
&&
LAT...LON 4226 8782 4213 8773 4207 8766 4199 8792
4199 8817 4211 8819 4220 8807
$$
Ratzer
Permalink to 202501311856-KLOT-WGUS43-FLWLOT
847
WGUS43 KLOT 311856
FLWLOT
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1256 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
ILC031-097-010000-
/O.NEW.KLOT.FA.W.0001.250131T1856Z-250201T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cook IL-Lake IL IL-
1256 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northeast Illinois, including the following
counties, Cook and Lake IL.
* WHEN...Until 600 PM CST.
* IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding
may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Roads and streets may
be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1255 PM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain. Multiple rivers gauges in the warned
area have rapidly climbed to bankfull. Flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2
inches of rain have fallen.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Buffalo Creek, McDonald Creek, Skokie River, and North Branch
Chicago River.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Chicago, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Palatine,
Skokie, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Hoffman Estates,
Glenview, Buffalo Grove, Bartlett, Streamwood, Hanover Park,
Wheeling, Park Ridge, Northbrook, Elk Grove Village, Niles
and Highland Park.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Warning means flooding is imminent or may already be
occurring. Persons along rivers, creeks, and other waterways should
take immediate precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 4226 8782 4213 8773 4207 8766 4199 8792
4199 8817 4211 8819 4220 8807
$$
Kluber
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816
WGUS83 KLOT 312353
FLSLOT
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
553 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
ILC031-097-010003-
/O.EXP.KLOT.FA.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250201T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cook IL-Lake IL IL-
553 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
...FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
The Flood Warning will expire at 6 PM CST this evening for a portion
of northeast Illinois, including the following areas, Cook and Lake
IL.
Rain has ended across the warning area, and while some standing
water may remain, flood waters are receding and no additional new
flooding is expected. Please continue to heed any remaining road
closures.
&&
LAT...LON 4226 8782 4213 8773 4207 8766 4199 8792
4199 8817 4211 8819 4220 8807
$$
Ratzer
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