Hancock County, IL Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Flood Advisory issued October 1 at 10:10PM CDT until October 2 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...East Central Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Southern DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... Northeastern Grundy County in northeastern Illinois... Southern Kane County in northeastern Illinois... Kendall County in northeastern Illinois... Northwestern Will County in northeastern Illinois... * WHEN...Until 700 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Roads and streets may be flooded. Storm drains and ditches may be clogged with debris, increasing the risk of flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1009 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Chicago, Aurora, Naperville, Cicero, Bolingbrook, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, Wheaton, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, Plainfield, Woodridge, Oswego, Midway Airport, Austin, South Lawndale, Chicago Lawn, Irving Park, Englewood, West Town and Bridgeport. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Advisory issued October 1 at 10:10PM CDT until October 2 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Northwestern Will County in northeastern Illinois... * WHEN...Until 700 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Underpasses may be flooded. Roads and streets may be flooded. Storm drains and ditches may be clogged with debris, increasing the risk of flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1009 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Chicago, Joliet, Hammond, Bolingbrook, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Romeoville, Plainfield, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Roseland, Lansing, Oak Forest, Harvey, Lockport, New Lenox, Homer Glen, Blue Island, Dolton, Homewood, Alsip and Matteson. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Watch issued October 1 at 9:00PM CDT until October 4 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

...The Flood Watch continues for the following rivers in Illinois... Wisconsin... Fox River Lower Near New Munster affecting Lake and Kenosha Counties. * WHAT...Flooding is possible. * WHERE...Fox River Lower near New Munster. * WHEN...Until Sunday afternoon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.1 feet. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued October 1 at 7:52PM CDT until October 6 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois... Des Plaines River near Russell affecting Lake IL County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecasted to occur. * WHERE...Des Plaines River from IL/WI state line downstream to US-41 in Gurnee, including the Russell gauge. * WHEN...Until Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Low-lying wetlands and agricultural land is inundated near the river. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 6.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow evening to a crest of 7.4 feet Saturday evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 7.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.4 feet on 02/17/2005. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued October 1 at 7:08PM CDT until October 2 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

* WHAT...Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Scott County in east central Iowa... Henry IL County in northwestern Illinois... Mercer County in northwestern Illinois... Rock Island County in northwestern Illinois... * WHEN...Until 100 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 703 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated that rain was beginning to diminish across the area. Total rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches have occurred across the warning area resulting in flooding. Law Enforcement and Emergency Management report several roads either partially inundated, or totally inundated with standing water and some are closed. Duck Creek is out of its banks leading to several road closures in Davenport and Bettendorf.

When a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, the storm may produce damaging winds, large hail, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain. In some cases, heavy rainfall produced by a severe storm can also lead to flash flooding. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Hancock County.

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