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Flash Flood Warning 36, NWS Chicago, IL

August 22, 2007Cook County, Will County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2007, 10:42 PM CDT for Cook County, Will County, Illinois. It took effect at Aug 22, 2007, 10:47 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 22, 2007, 10:42 PM CDT (03:42 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 22, 2007, 10:47 PM CDT
Expired
Aug 23, 2007, 2:45 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL
Area
Whole counties

Counties Cook County, IL, Will County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 22, 11:06 PM CDTFLASH FLOODChicago, ILNORTHBOUND MICHIGAN AVE ENTRANCE TUNNEL TO NORTHBOUND LAKE SHORE DR IS FLOODED. CHICAGO POLICE ONSCENE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 182 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2007-08-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1568 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2007-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 91 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1568 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1750 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
195 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
6.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS53 KLOT 230347
FFWLOT
ILC031-197-230745-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1042 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
  WILL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 245 AM CDT...

* AT 1038 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL 
  TOTALS OF AROUND 1 INCH SINCE 930 PM CDT FROM NORTHERN WILL COUNTY 
  THROUGH SOUTHERN COOK COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PASS  
  THROUGH THE SAME LOCATIONS THROUGH MIDNIGHT PRODUCING ADDITIONAL   
  HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN 
DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

LAT...LON 4163 8826 4121 8826 4122 8804 4131 8801
      4130 8755 4172 8754 4188 8763 4187 8791
      4172 8790

$$

MARSILI
4 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS73 KLOT 230432
FFSLOT

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1123 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

ILC031-197-230745-
COOK IL-WILL IL-
1123 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR WILL
AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL COOK COUNTIES...

AT 1123 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 
ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS 
THE SOUTHERN HALF OF COOK COUNTY SINCE 1020 PM CDT. THUNDERSTORMS 
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 1 AM CDT...PRODUCING UP TO ANOTHER INCH OF 
RAIN. RUNOFF FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A THREAT 
FOR FLASH FLOODING EVEN WHEN THE RAIN DECREASES IN INTENSITY AFTER 1 
AM CDT.

AT 1106 PM CDT...MEDIA REPORTS INDICATED THE NORTHBOUND MICHIGAN 
AVENUE ENTRANCE TUNNEL TO NORTHBOUND LAKE SHORE DRIVE WAS FLOODED.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

LAT...LON 4163 8826 4121 8826 4122 8804 4131 8801
      4130 8755 4172 8754 4188 8763 4187 8791
      4172 8790

$$

MARSILI
000 
WGUS73 KLOT 230537
FFSLOT

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1237 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

ILC031-197-230745-
COOK IL-WILL IL-
1237 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR WILL
AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL COOK COUNTIES...

AT 1237 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 
TO INDICATE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 
ESTIMATES THAT UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF 
SOUTHERN COOK COUNTY. THE RAIN WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AFTER 1 AM 
THIS MORNING.

AT 1106 PM CDT...MEDIA REPORTS INDICATED THE NORTHBOUND MICHIGAN 
AVENUE ENTRANCE TUNNEL TO NORTHBOUND LAKE SHORE DRIVE WAS FLOODED.

AREAS OF STANDING WATER AND FLOOD WATERS WILL SLOWLY RECEDE DURING 
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. 

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

LAT...LON 4163 8826 4121 8826 4122 8804 4131 8801
      4130 8755 4172 8754 4188 8763 4187 8791
      4172 8790

$$
000 
WGUS73 KLOT 230640
FFSLOT

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
140 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

ILC031-197-230745-
COOK IL-WILL IL-
140 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR WILL
AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL COOK COUNTIES...

AT 140 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
LIGHT RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS SOUTHEAST COOK COUNTY AND EASTERN WILL 
COUNTY. THE RAIN WILL END BY 215 AM. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO TWO 
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN COOK COUNTY AND 
CENTRAL WILL COUNTY.

AT 1106 PM CDT...MEDIA REPORTS INDICATED THE NORTHBOUND MICHIGAN 
AVENUE ENTRANCE TUNNEL TO NORTHBOUND LAKE SHORE DRIVE WAS FLOODED.

AREAS OF STANDING WATER AND FLOOD WATERS WILL SLOWLY RECEDE DURING 
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER...NEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN ILLINOIS...AND THIS ACTIVITY WILL 
LIKELY MOVE EAST ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...LATER THIS 
MORNING TOWARD SUNRISE.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

LAT...LON 4163 8826 4121 8826 4122 8804 4131 8801
      4130 8755 4172 8754 4188 8763 4187 8791
      4172 8790

$$
000 
WGUS73 KLOT 230747
FFSLOT

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
243 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

ILC031-197-230758-
COOK IL-WILL IL-
243 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WILL AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL COOK 
COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

THE THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER THIS EVENING HAVE MOVE EAST. THE WATER HAS 
RECEDED IN MAY AREAS. THIS WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

BE ALERT THIS MORNING FOR FLOODING  MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING 
INTO THE AREA AND ANOTHER FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.  

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

LAT...LON 4163 8826 4121 8826 4122 8804 4131 8801
      4130 8755 4172 8754 4188 8763 4187 8791
      4172 8790

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 4:30 PM CDT, 6 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
430 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
230945-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
430 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

THIS PORTION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...WITH
THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE
ILLINOIS WISCONSIN STATELINE. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY THIS EVENING...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE
DIXON TO DEKALB TO WAUKEGAN. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY CLOSER
TO THE ILLINOIS WISCONSIN STATELINE. GIVEN SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS
FROM THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT MAY
LEAD TO FLOODING PROBLEMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS OR LARGE HAIL. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. GIVEN THE ALREADY SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS
FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...ANY AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE
ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL COULD EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THIS EVENING ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
ILLINOIS. IN ADDITION...ANY REPORTS OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS OR FLOODING
WILL BE APPRECIATED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

LMZ740>745-766-230945-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-
GARY INDIANA TO BURNS HARBOR-
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY-
LAKE MICHIGAN IL AND IN OPEN WATERS-
430 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

THIS PORTION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS
AND INDIANA WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ONE OR MORE PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THE
STRONGER STORMS TO PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 22, 9:42 PM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
942 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0925 PM     TSTM WND GST     MARSEILLES              41.33N 88.69W
08/22/2007  M58.00 MPH       LA SALLE           IL   MESONET

0939 PM     TSTM WND GST     SANDWICH                41.65N 88.62W
08/22/2007  M45.00 MPH       DE KALB            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&
Local storm report, Aug 22, 10:00 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1000 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0925 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHERIDAN                41.53N 88.69W
08/22/2007                   LA SALLE           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN. ESTIMATE WINDS 60 MPH.

&&
Local storm report, Aug 22, 10:06 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1006 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0957 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MORRIS                  41.37N 88.43W
08/22/2007                   GRUNDY             IL   PUBLIC

            POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN AT ROUTE 47 AND LISBEN.

1003 PM     HAIL             NEW LENOX               41.52N 87.98W
08/22/2007  E0.25 INCH       WILL               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

1003 PM     TSTM WND GST     NEW LENOX               41.52N 87.98W
08/22/2007  E40.00 MPH       WILL               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&
Local storm report, Aug 22, 10:29 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1029 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1010 PM     TSTM WND GST     ROMEOVILLE              41.65N 88.09W
08/22/2007  M40.00 MPH       WILL               IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

1021 PM     HAIL             MATTESON                41.51N 87.74W
08/22/2007  M0.25 INCH       COOK               IL   AMATEUR RADIO

1024 PM     HAIL             WOODRIDGE               41.74N 88.04W
08/22/2007  M0.50 INCH       DUPAGE             IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT I-55 AND LEMONT ROAD.

&&
Local storm report, Aug 22, 10:34 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1034 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     POLO                    41.98N 89.58W
08/22/2007                   OGLE               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            EIGHT INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN.

&&
Local storm report, Aug 22, 10:39 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1039 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1033 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOKENA                  41.53N 87.88W
08/22/2007                   WILL               IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN AT ROUTE 30 AND WOLF ROAD.

&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 8:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTLee54 min
Aug 22, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTOgle26 min
Aug 22, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTDeKalb, LaSalle73 min
Aug 22, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTGrundy, Kendall38 min
Aug 22, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTKane48 min
Aug 22, 9:29 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTWinnebago9 days
Aug 22, 9:29 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTWinnebago25 hr
Aug 22, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTWill93 min
Aug 22, 9:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTGrundy, Kendall, LaSalle4 hr
Aug 22, 10:02 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT118 min
Aug 22, 10:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook, DuPage66 min
Aug 22, 10:10 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryLOTLaSalle24 hr
Aug 23, 3:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTDeKalb, Kane23 min
Aug 23, 4:15 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT45 min
Aug 23, 10:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTCook4 days
Aug 23, 12:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchLOTBoone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more40 hr
Aug 23, 1:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTLee, Ogle96 min
Aug 23, 1:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTLaSalle, Livingston77 min
Aug 23, 1:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTDeKalb58 min
Aug 23, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTKane75 min
Aug 23, 2:18 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT117 min
Aug 23, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTGrundy, Kendall57 min
Aug 23, 2:29 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTDeKalb, Kane46 min
Aug 23, 2:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTLee, Ogle3 hr
Aug 23, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook, Will95 min
Aug 23, 2:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTDuPage64 min
Aug 23, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook78 min
Aug 23, 3:13 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTCook, DuPage39 min
Aug 23, 3:23 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTCook, Will29 min
Aug 23, 3:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTKankakee22 min
Aug 23, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTKane42 min
Aug 23, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook67 min
Aug 23, 5:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTCook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane4 hr
Aug 23, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTLee39 min
Aug 23, 5:24 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT2 hr
Aug 23, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTDuPage, Kane54 min
Aug 23, 5:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTDeKalb3 days
Aug 23, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTKendall, LaSalle58 min
Aug 23, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTWill54 min
Aug 23, 6:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTGrundy, Kendall, LaSalle, Will4 hr
Aug 23, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT108 min
Aug 23, 6:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTCook4 hr
Aug 23, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook61 min
Aug 23, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTGrundy, Kankakee, Will70 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.