A Flood Advisory means minor flooding along waterways and other poor drainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in the advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of north central Illinois, including the following counties, De Kalb and Lee. * WHEN...Until 1100 PM CST. * IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Roads and streets may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 602 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated a line of thunderstorms with heavy rainfall continuing to move over portions of the area. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour are possible with these storms, with storm total rainfall of 1-3 inches possible. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... DeKalb, Dixon, Sandwich, Amboy, Shabbona, Lake Holiday, Hinckley, Somonauk, Waterman, Franklin Grove, Ashton, Paw Paw, Sublette, Woodhaven Lakes, Lee, Compton, Steward, Nelson, West Brooklyn and Harmon. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood