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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Chicago, IL

June 26, 2021Cook County, DuPage County, Will County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2021, 12:18 PM CDT for Cook County, DuPage County, Will County, Illinois. It was in force for 6 hr. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 2021, 12:18 PM CDT (17:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cook County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Will County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 26, 12:53 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Wsw Berwyn, ILINTERSECTION OF 29TH ST. AND WISCONSIN AVE. COMPLETELY SUBMERGED UNDERWATER. 2.76 INCHES OF RAINFALL MEASURED IN 1.5 HOURS.
Jun 26, 1:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 E Avondale - Chicago, ILSOCIAL MEDIA PHOTO SHOWS E BELMONT AVE FLOODED WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER.
Jun 26, 1:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Sse Naperville, ILMULTIPLE ROADS IN NAPERVILLE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Jun 26, 1:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Sse Naperville, ILMULTIPLE ROADWAYS IN NAPERVILLE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Jun 26, 1:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOODCicero, ILSEVERAL STREETS FLOODED IN CICERO.
Jun 26, 1:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOODForest Park, ILSTREETS FLOODED IN FOREST PARK.
Jun 26, 1:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOODHinsdale, ILSTREETS FLOODED IN HINSDALE.
Jun 26, 2:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOODDarien, ILVIDEO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND LAWNS IN DARIEN SUBMERGED UNDER A FEW INCHES OF WATER.
Jun 26, 3:30 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Sw Hermosa - Chicago, ILROAD UNDERNEATH OVERPASS FLOODED. CAR SUBMERGED IN FLOOD WATERS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 206 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 683 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 263 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
683 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
684 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
263 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
229 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
3.1

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The text

As transmitted.

636 
WGUS53 KLOT 261718
FFWLOT
ILC031-043-197-262315-
/O.NEW.KLOT.FF.W.0001.210626T1718Z-210626T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1218 PM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois...
  Central DuPage County in northeastern Illinois...
  Northwestern Will County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 1218 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  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...
  Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Cicero, Evanston, 
  Bolingbrook, Skokie, Des Plaines, Orland Park, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, 
  Wheaton, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, Ohare 
  Airport, Romeoville and Plainfield.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A Flash Flood Warning means rapid-onset flooding is imminent or may 
already be occurring. Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and 
other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life 
and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4181 8822 4209 8771 4211 8767 4197 8757
      4191 8754 4190 8754 4189 8754 4188 8754
      4187 8755 4186 8755 4185 8755 4181 8752
      4147 8820

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Birk
2 follow-up statements
157 
WGUS73 KLOT 262006
FFSLOT

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
306 PM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021

ILC031-043-197-262315-
/O.CON.KLOT.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cook IL-DuPage IL-Will IL-
306 PM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR EASTERN COOK, CENTRAL DUPAGE AND NORTHWESTERN WILL 
COUNTIES...

At 306 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated that 1 and 3 inches of rain 
have fallen across the warned area. Runoff from this heavy rainfall 
will continue to result in flooding across the area.

HAZARD...Flash flooding.

SOURCE...Doppler radar.

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...
  Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Cicero, Evanston, 
  Bolingbrook, Skokie, Des Plaines, Orland Park, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, 
  Wheaton, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, Ohare 
  Airport, Romeoville and Plainfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A Flash Flood Warning means rapid-onset flooding is imminent or may 
already be occurring. Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and 
other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life 
and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4181 8822 4209 8771 4211 8767 4197 8757
      4191 8754 4190 8754 4189 8754 4188 8754
      4187 8755 4186 8755 4185 8755 4181 8752
      4147 8820

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Birk
403 
WGUS73 KLOT 262213
FFSLOT

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
513 PM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021

ILC031-043-197-262315-
/O.CON.KLOT.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cook IL-DuPage IL-Will IL-
513 PM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR EASTERN COOK, CENTRAL DUPAGE AND NORTHWESTERN WILL 
COUNTIES...

At 513 PM CDT, Trained weather spotters and the public reported 
flash flooding in the warned area. Though the heavy rain has ended 
in the warned area, between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. 
Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding.

SOURCE...Trained spotters.

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...
  Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Cicero, Evanston, 
  Bolingbrook, Skokie, Des Plaines, Orland Park, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, 
  Wheaton, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, Ohare 
  Airport, Romeoville and Plainfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Expect flash flooding of creeks, ditches, canals, and storm sewers, 
as well roadways, underpasses, and other poor drainage areas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4181 8822 4209 8771 4211 8767 4197 8757
      4191 8754 4190 8754 4189 8754 4188 8754
      4187 8755 4186 8755 4185 8755 4181 8752
      4147 8820

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

RC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 8:01 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTIroquois31 min
Jun 25, 8:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTIroquois22 min
Jun 25, 8:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTFord, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston5 hr
Jun 25, 9:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTFord64 min
Jun 25, 10:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTFord66 min
Jun 26, 11:27 AM CDTTornado WarningLOTLivingston18 min
Jun 26, 11:34 AM CDTTornado WarningLOTWill26 min
Jun 26, 11:44 AM CDTTornado WarningLOTGrundy, LaSalle, Livingston36 min
Jun 26, 11:49 AM CDTTornado WarningLOTCook26 min
Jun 26, 11:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT2 hr
Jun 26, 12:33 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT117 min
Jun 26, 12:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook, Will41 min
Jun 26, 12:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook11 min
Jun 26, 1:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook, Will34 min
Jun 26, 2:08 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLOTCook, Will25 min
Jun 26, 2:24 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT2 hr
Jun 26, 2:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTCook, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, LaSalle and 2 more6 hr
Jun 26, 3:31 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT119 min
Jun 26, 3:34 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLivingston41 min
Jun 26, 3:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTCook, Grundy, Kankakee, Will6 hr
Jun 26, 3:56 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTKankakee, Will34 min
Jun 26, 3:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTFord, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston6 hr
Jun 26, 3:57 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTGrundy, Kankakee, Livingston33 min
Jun 26, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTFord, Iroquois, Livingston47 min
Jun 26, 4:23 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTFord, Livingston36 min
Jun 26, 4:26 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTCook28 hr
Jun 26, 4:26 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTCook, Will34 min
Jun 26, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT2 hr
Jun 26, 4:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTKankakee34 min
Jun 26, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTFord, Iroquois, Kankakee, Will56 min
Jun 26, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTWill54 min
Jun 26, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTIroquois76 min
Jun 26, 5:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTFord, Iroquois, Livingston3 hr
Jun 26, 6:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTCook, DuPage, Will7 hr
Jun 26, 6:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTLivingston3 days

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.