# Flood Watch: Winnebago; Boone; McHenry; Lake; Ogle; 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 2026-09-19 20:23 ingested 2026-09-20 02:44

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

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Flood Watch — Winnebago; Boone; McHenry; Lake; Ogle; 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 continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Boone,
Central Cook, De Kalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake IL, Lee,
McHenry, Northern Cook, Northern Will, Ogle, Southern Cook and
Winnebago and northwest Indiana, including the following areas,
Lake IN and Porter.

* 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

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