{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.a1fb93f5d4e696d376f7217b5c06938d4493cde9.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 4 at 4:35PM 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.a1fb93f5d4e696d376f7217b5c06938d4493cde9.001.1","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":201,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 4 at 4:35PM CDT until July 4 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Lake, IN\n**Issued by:** NWS Chicago IL\n**Sent:** 2026-07-04T16:35:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-04T16:35:00-05:00\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...\nLake County in northwestern Indiana...\n\n* Until 930 PM CDT.\n\n* At 435 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nrainfall rates exceeding to 3 inches per hour moving into the\narea. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly after the onset\nof rainfall.\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...\nHammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, East Chicago, Schererville,\nHobart, Crown Point, Highland, Munster, Cedar Lake, Lowell,\nGriffith, Dyer, St. John, Lake Station, Lakes of the Four Seasons,\nWhiting, Winfield and New Chicago.\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."}