{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.149be3ac43ca71a81ea37660ffc0d2f550d2ec5c.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 4 at 5:33PM CDT until July 4 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-04","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.149be3ac43ca71a81ea37660ffc0d2f550d2ec5c.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Chicago IL"},"word_count":214,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 4 at 5:33PM CDT until July 4 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Porter, IN\n**Issued by:** NWS Chicago IL\n**Sent:** 2026-07-04T17:33:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-04T17:33:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-04T21:30:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nFFWLOT\n\nThe National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nPorter County in northwestern Indiana...\n\n* Until 930 PM CDT.\n\n* At 533 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nrainfall rates of up to 2 to 3 inches per hour over the warned\narea. Rainfall amounts up to 3 inches or more are possible within\nportions of the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin\nshortly.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding.\n\nSOURCE...Radar.\n\nIMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of creeks, streams, drainage\nditches, streets, underpasses, low-lying areas, and\nother poor drainage areas.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nPortage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Hebron, Lakes of\nthe Four Seasons, South Haven, Porter, Winfield, Burns Harbor,\nOgden Dunes, Town of Pines, Beverly Shores, Wheeler, Dune Acres,\nMalden and Boone Grove.\n\n## Instructions\nA Flash Flood Warning means rapid-onset flooding is imminent or may\nalready be occurring. Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and\nother waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life\nand property.\n\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}