Flood Watch
NWS Chicago IL ยท US
Details
Flood Watch In Effect Until 7 AM CDT Sunday
- Event
- Flood Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
Where
Portions of north central and northeast Illinois, including the following areas, in north central Illinois, La Salle. In northeast Illinois, Eastern Will, Grundy, Kankakee and Southern Will.
When
Until 7 AM CDT Sunday.
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.
Additional details
- Another round of showers and thunderstorms is expected late this evening and overnight. Swaths of heavy to very heavy rainfall with 2+ inch per hour rainfall rates are likely to occur within the watch area and may result in areas of flash flooding and cause rapid rises on area rivers, creeks, and streams. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
A Flood Watch for flash flooding means rapid-onset flooding is possible, but not yet certain, based upon the latest forecasts. Flash flooding is a dangerous situation. Persons with interests along area rivers, creeks, and other waterways should monitor the latest forecasts and be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Affected areas
- La Salle
- Grundy County, IL
- Kankakee County, IL
- Southern Will
- Eastern Will
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Chicago IL
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~45s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2Y6JZ3JCMSQ1924H094GN8V
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fe53a27e463fdbff4212f7fb648a6aa3dc611c2d.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Chicago IL
- AWIPS ID
- CAPLOT
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.2292
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFA |
| NationalWeatherService | FAA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFALOT |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS63 KLOT 200123 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXA.KLOT.FA.A.0016.000000T0000Z-260920T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-20T07:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- La Salle
- Grundy County, IL
- Kankakee County, IL
- Southern Will
- Eastern Will
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 017099 |
| SAME | 017063 |
| SAME | 017091 |
| SAME | 017197 |
| UGC | ILZ019 |
| UGC | ILZ021 |
| UGC | ILZ023 |
| UGC | ILZ107 |
| UGC | ILZ108 |