<alert><identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.04d9c715ab8fec611d60a0c5a249e3b7cf30c968.001.1.IPAWS</identifier><sender>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov</sender><sent>2025-08-18T19:38:00-05:00</sent><status>Actual</status><msgType>Alert</msgType><scope>Public</scope><code>IPAWSv1.0</code><info><language>en-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Flash Flood Warning</event><responseType>Avoid</responseType><urgency>Immediate</urgency><severity>Severe</severity><certainty>Likely</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><effective>2025-08-18T19:38:00-05:00</effective><onset>2025-08-18T19:38:00-05:00</onset><expires>2025-08-18T22:45:00-05:00</expires><senderName>NWS Chicago IL</senderName><headline>Flash Flood Warning issued August 18 at 7:38PM CDT until August 18 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL</headline><description>FFWLOT

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central La Salle County in north central Illinois...

* Until 1045 PM CDT.

* At 738 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall with rates exceeding 2
inches per hour moving into the area. This area has previously
received up to 3 inches of rainfall, and an additional 1 to 2
inches are possible. Worsening of flood severity is imminent.

HAZARD...Significant flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Rapid-onset, significant flooding of creeks, streams,
drainage ditches, low-lying areas, and poor drainage
areas. Widespread street and underpass flooding.
Possible flooding of structures. Possible flooding of
highways.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Earlville and Leland.
</description><instruction>A Flash Flood Warning means rapid-onset flooding is imminent or may
already be occurring. Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and
other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life
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The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central La Salle County in north central Illinois...

* Until 1045 PM CDT.

* At 738 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall with rates exceeding 2
inches per hour moving into the area. This area has previously
received up to 3 inches of rainfall, and an additional 1 to 2
inches are possible. Worsening of flood severity is imminent.

HAZARD...Significant flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Rapid-onset, significant flooding of creeks, streams,
drainage ditches, low-lying areas, and poor drainage
areas. Widespread street and underpass flooding.
Possible flooding of structures. Possible flooding of
highways.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Earlville and Leland.
</description><instruction>A Flash Flood Warning means rapid-onset flooding is imminent or may
already be occurring. Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and
other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life
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