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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Northern Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Northern Porter County in northwestern Indiana... * WHEN...Until 800 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 711 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms earlier this morning. Minor flooding is ongoing in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Though heavy rain has ended, creeks and streams may remain elevated this morning. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, East Chicago, Schererville, Hobart, Highland, Munster, Chesterton, Griffith, Dyer, Lake Station, South Haven, Whiting, Porter, New Chicago, Burns Harbor, Ogden Dunes, Town of Pines, Beverly Shores, Wheeler and Dune Acres. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood A Flood Advisory means minor flooding along waterways and other poor drainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in the advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Kankakee, IL; Will, IL; Jasper, IN; Lake, IN; Newton, IN; Porter, IN · 41.516°, -87.425°
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- Lake, IN; Porter, IN
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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Northern Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Northern Porter County in northwestern Indiana... * WHEN...Until 800 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 711 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms earlier this morning. Minor flooding is ongoing in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Though heavy rain has ended, creeks and streams may remain elevated this morning. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, East Chicago, Schererville, Hobart, Highland, Munster, Chesterton, Griffith, Dyer, Lake Station, South Haven, Whiting, Porter, New Chicago, Burns Harbor, Ogden Dunes, Town of Pines, Beverly Shores, Wheeler and Dune Acres. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood A Flood Advisory means minor flooding along waterways and other poor drainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in the advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... Southeastern Will County in northeastern Illinois... Northern Jasper County in northwestern Indiana... Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Northern Newton County in northwestern Indiana... Porter County in northwestern Indiana... * WHEN...Until 800 AM CDT. * 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... - At 457 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, East Chicago, Schererville, Hobart, Kankakee, Crown Point, Highland, Munster, Park Forest, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Chesterton, Cedar Lake, Steger, Lowell, Manteno, Peotone, DeMotte and Hebron. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood A Flood Advisory means minor flooding along waterways and other poor drainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in the advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.