00:00The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning covering more than 650,000 people
00:05near Chicago tonight. The warning includes the heavily traveled I-80 and I-94 interstate
00:12corridors, where rainfall rates are reaching 2 inches per hour. Here is the number you need
00:17to remember. Just 12 inches of fast-moving water can wash away your car. Two feet can carry away
00:23an SUV. The warning covers all of Cook County, Illinois, and Northern Lake County, Indiana,
00:29as storms continue to intensify. Emergency managers are urging residents to avoid travel.
00:35If your road is flooded, turn around and never attempt to cross. The same storm system producing
00:41tornado threats across multiple states is also generating dangerous flooding. Stay home tonight
00:47and monitor local alerts. The risk of driving into floodwater is real, and it can be deadly.
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