Weather Alerts For Avondale, IL

Flood Watch National Weather Service Chicago IL 606 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026 DuPage-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-Northern Cook- Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- Including the cities of Chicago, Mokena, Bourbonnais, Oak Lawn, Roselawn, Des Plaines, Portage, Dwight, Oxford, Gary, Park Forest, Fowler, Plainfield, La Grange, Channahon, Crete, Gilman, Orland Park, Joliet, Paxton, Merrillville, Chesterton, Rensselaer, DeMotte, Lombard, Oak Forest, Downers Grove, Schaumburg, Watseka, Northbrook, Naperville, Palatine, Beecher, Bolingbrook, Evanston, Wheaton, Bradley, Minooka, Gibson City, Morris, Oak Park, Lemont, Manhattan, Valparaiso, Fairbury, Pontiac, Calumet City, Wilmington, Peotone, Kentland, Carol Stream, Hammond, Morocco, Cicero, Coal City, and Kankakee 606 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026 /706 AM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026/ ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /11 AM EDT/ THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Central Cook, DuPage, Eastern Will, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, Northern Cook, Northern Will, Southern Cook and Southern Will and northwest Indiana, including the following areas, Benton, Jasper, Lake IN, Newton and Porter. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT /11 AM EDT/ this morning. * IMPACTS...Roads and streets may be flooded. Area creeks and streams are already elevated, increasing the risk of flooding due to additional rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Lingering showers and thunderstorms, some with brief torrential rainfall, will continue to lead to a threat for instances of flooding this morning. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flood Watch for flash flooding means rapid-onset flooding is possible, but not yet certain, based upon the latest forecasts. Flash flooding is a dangerous situation. Persons with interests along area rivers, creeks, and other waterways should monitor the latest forecasts and be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&