Flood Advisory

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Jasper County in northwestern Indiana... Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Northern Newton County in northwestern Indiana... Porter County in northwestern Indiana...

* WHEN...Until 215 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Roads and streets may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1016 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms with rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour moving into an area with high soil moisture due to recent rainfall. Minor flooding may begin shortly after the onset of rainfall. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, East Chicago, Schererville, Hobart, Crown Point, Highland, Munster, Chesterton, Cedar Lake, Lowell, Rensselaer, DeMotte, Hebron, Wheatfield, Lake Village and Griffith. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood