Flood Watch Updated
From
Town of Porter
Sent
Sat, Aug 15 @ 3:13am
Description
Flood Watch issued August 15 at 3:05AM CDT until August 15 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas,
Eastern Will, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, La Salle,
Livingston and Southern Will and northwest Indiana, including the
following areas, Benton, Jasper, Lake IN, Newton and Porter.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT /11 AM EDT/ this morning.
* IMPACTS...Widespread flooding of low-lying including ditches and
farm fields may occur. Widespread roadway flooding may occur. Area
creeks and rivers may rapidly rise out of their banks. Some
structures may flood. Some of the flooding may significant and
locally life threatening.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Repeated rounds of torrential rainfall producing thunderstorms in
the past week have lead to widespread saturated soils and
standing water in low-lying areas. Torrential rainfall producing
thunderstorms will continue through this morning which may lead
to widespread flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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