{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.f27b23da123dc891057ca532c5f5fd822d4aff28.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Advisory issued July 4 at 4:45PM CDT until July 4 at 7:45PM 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.f27b23da123dc891057ca532c5f5fd822d4aff28.001.1","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":246,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Advisory: Flood Advisory issued July 4 at 4:45PM CDT until July 4 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Ford, IL; Grundy, IL; Iroquois, IL; Kankakee, IL; Kendall, IL; Will, IL; Lake, IN; Newton, IN\n**Issued by:** NWS Chicago IL\n**Sent:** 2026-07-04T16:45:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-04T16:45:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-04T19:45:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following counties,\nFord, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall and Will and northwest\nIndiana, including the following counties, Lake IN and Newton.\n\n* WHEN...Until 745 PM CDT.\n\n* IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding\nmay occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Roads and streets may\nbe flooded.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 443 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms\nproducing heavy rain across portions of the warned area. Up\nto 2 inches of rain or more have fallen in portions of\nnorthern Kankakee County.\n- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected\nover the area. Runoff from the rain that has fallen and the\nadditional rain will result in areas of flooding.\n- Some locations that will experience flooding include...\nJoliet, Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Morris, Channahon,\nMinooka, Lowell, Manteno, Braidwood, Wilmington, Coal City,\nDwight, Momence, Herscher, Clifton, Morocco, Lake Village and\nCrest Hill.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nA Flood Advisory means flooding along waterways and other poor\ndrainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in\nthe advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters."}