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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 4 at 12:33PM CDT until July 4 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 455 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIVINGSTON IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS FORD IROQUOIS IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS LA SALLE IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS COOK DUPAGE GRUNDY KANE KANKAKEE KENDALL WILL IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA BENTON JASPER LAKE IN NEWTON PORTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AURORA, BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS, CAROL STREAM, CHESTERTON, CHICAGO, COAL CITY, DEMOTTE, DOWNERS GROVE, DWIGHT, ELGIN, EVANSTON, FAIRBURY, FOWLER, GARY, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, HAMMOND, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, KENTLAND, LA SALLE, LEMONT, LOMBARD, MARSEILLES, MENDOTA, MERRILLVILLE, MINOOKA, MOROCCO, MORRIS, NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, ORLAND PARK, OSWEGO, OTTAWA, OXFORD, PARK FOREST, PAXTON, PLANO, PONTIAC, PORTAGE, RENSSELAER, ROSELAWN, SCHAUMBURG, STREATOR, VALPARAISO, WATSEKA, WHEATON, WILMINGTON, AND YORKVILLE.

Flood Watch issued July 4 at 2:37PM CDT until July 4 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL * WHAT...Flooding caused by torrential downpours is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Central Cook, De Kalb, DuPage, Eastern Will, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, La Salle, Northern Cook, Northern Will, Southern Cook and Southern Will and northwest Indiana, including the following area, Lake IN. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Flooding of streets, underpasses, basements, and vulnerable structures is possible. Storm drains and ditches may be clogged with debris, increasing the risk of flooding. This is especially true in the Chicago metropolitan area. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Parts of the Flood Watch area have picked up 3 to 6 inches of rain in the past 48 hours. As a result, many rivers and creeks in the watch area are already at bankfull and soils are saturated. Additional torrential downpours today may lead to flooding, some of which could be significant particularly in the Chicago metropolitan area. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood A Flood Watch means flooding is possible, but not yet certain, based upon the latest forecasts. Persons with interests along area rivers, creeks, and other waterways should monitor the latest forecasts and be prepared to take action should flooding develop. Monitor the latest forecasts and be prepared to action should flooding develop.