# Flood Watch: Lake; Lee; De Kalb; Kane; DuPage; Kendall; Northern Cook; Central Cook; Southern Cook; Northern Will; Lake; Porter — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-18 13:47 ingested 2026-09-19 02:53

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Flood Watch — Lake; Lee; De Kalb; Kane; DuPage; Kendall; Northern Cook; Central Cook; Southern Cook; Northern Will; Lake; Porter
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Cook,
De Kalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, Lee, and Northern Will and
northwest Indiana, including the following areas, Lake and Porter.

* WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding
may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Roads and streets may
be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and thunderstorms late tonight through Saturday morning
may produce widespread rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour
that could lead to flash flooding, particularly over urban areas.

Additional thunderstorms Saturday evening into early Sunday
morning have the potential to produce torrential rainfall that
results in flash flooding, though the exact placement of this
rainfall remains unclear. A second Flood Watch for flash flooding
may be needed during this period.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.