Flood Warning · Lake, IL

Issued by NWS Chicago IL, through Wed, 6:00 PM UTC.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

Type Flood Warning

Severity Severe

Certainty Likely

Expires Apr 29, 6:00 PM UTC

NWS-Chicago IL · dispatch nws-111b05acfbfc · revision 2 · status active Live: checking…

Incident area · Lake, IL -88.29 · 42.34 · -88.09 · 42.50

Alert record

2 affected areas

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

Flooding is occurring or imminent. This is a slower-onset event than flash flooding but equally dangerous on the roads.

Move valuables and people to higher floors or higher ground.
Never drive through flooded roads. Even familiar routes become deadly when water depth cannot be judged.
Disconnect utilities at the main switches if flooding reaches the building.
Do not touch electrical equipment if wet or standing in water.
Listen to local officials for evacuation orders and follow posted detours.

General guidance based on NWS, FEMA, and Ready.gov. Always follow instructions from local officials, which take precedence.

Extreme Extreme	Extraordinary threat to life or property.
Severe Severe	Significant threat to life or property.
Moderate Moderate	Possible threat to life or property.
Minor Minor	Minimal to no known threat.
Unknown Unknown	Severity not known.