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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville Il
417 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017

The National Weather Service in Chicago has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Lake County in northeastern Illinois...
  Northeastern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 1100 AM CDT Wednesday

* At 413 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated that the thunderstorms
  producing very heavy rain across the warned area was begging to
  abate. However, radar rainfall estimates indicate that 5 to 6
  inches of rain has fallen across portions of Lake County.

  Significant flooding has been reported across much of the county
with several roads impassible. Runoff from this very heavy rainfall
will continue to result in flooding across the area this morning.


* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Waukegan, North Chicago, Gurnee, Mundelein, McHenry, Vernon Hills,
  Zion, Grayslake, Libertyville, Lake Forest, Round Lake, Antioch,
  Beach Park, Wauconda, Fox Lake, Lake Villa, Island Lake, Long
  Grove, Park City and Wonder Lake.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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LAT...LON 4249 8780 4238 8781 4236 8782 4237 8782
      4233 8783 4231 8782 4230 8783 4225 8782
      4224 8828 4249 8853

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