Flood Warning: Cook, IL; Will, IL; Lake, IN

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Flood Warning — Cook, IL; Will, IL; Lake, IN Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall will continue. * WHERE...Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Central Will County in northeastern Illinois... Northwestern Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... * WHEN...Until 1100 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Slow moving or standing water may continue. High water may only slowly recede from flooded areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1133 PM CDT, gauges on area creeks, streams, and rivers indicated ongoing flooding from earlier excessive rainfall in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hammond, Gary, Tinley Park, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, East Chicago, Lansing, Oak Forest, Harvey, Highland, Munster, Dolton, Park Forest, Homewood, Matteson, Mokena, Frankfort, Steger, and South Holland. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood