Flood Warning

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Illinois, including the following county, Cook and northwest Indiana, including the following counties, Lake IN and Porter.

* WHEN...Until 615 AM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Underpasses may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 301 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated that the rainfall was ending across the warned area. In spite of this, runoff from the 2 and 2.5 inches of rain that fell acorss the area on Sunday has caused significant rises on area rivers and creeks, with several gauges indicating that flooding is ongoing. This is particularly the case along the portions of the Little Calumet, Thorn Creek, Butterfield Creek, Deer Creek, Lansing Ditch and Hart Ditch. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Chicago, Hammond, Gary, Tinley Park, Calumet City, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, Chicago Heights, Roseland, East Chicago, Schererville, Hobart, Lansing, Oak Forest, Harvey, Highland, Blue Island, Munster and Dolton. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood