UPDATED: Severe Flooding Around Palatine, Flash Flood Warning Extended

UPDATED Wednesday, June 26, 4:45 p.m.:

The National Weather Service has extended its Flash Flood Warning until Thursday at 10 a.m. for northern Cook and Kane counties, McHenry County, and Lake and Boone counties. 

Emergency management agencies continue to report significant flooding across the warning area, according to the National Weather Service, and though no additional heavy rainfall is expected, flooding is projected to be slow in subsiding. 

Some area rivers will continue to rise into Thursday as runoff from smaller tributaries continues, the National Weather Service reports.

UPDATED Wednesday, June 26, 1:20 p.m.:

The National Weather Service has extended a Flash Flood Warning for northern Cook County, Lake and McHenry Counties until 4:30 p.m. The warning was previously in effect until 11:30 a.m. Wednesday after storms that registered between four to six inches in northern Chicagoland. 

EARLIER:

Much of Palatine is currently underwater and experiencing severe flooding. 

Palatine Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Coordinator, Tom Smith said the village has called in PEMA volunteers to man a number of intersections and areas in the downtown area that should be avoided due to high water levels.

The areas include: 

• 500 block of N. Plum Grove.
• 400 block of N. Brockway Street.
• The intersection of Smith and Colfax is currently underwater in addition to the commuter lot adjacent to the intersection. 
• Palatine Road and Oak Street.
• Mozart and Wood streets.

Smith said at the Smith and Colfax intersection, there is a car that is almost completely underwater. 

The National Weather Service reports a Flash Food Warning in effect until 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Rainfall is expected to continue in Lake, northern Cook County and eastern Boone and McHenry counties. 

Additional scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop in the above counties over the next coupe of hours, according to the National Weather Service.