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River Flood Warning 28, NWS Chicago, IL

August 22, 2007Winnebago County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Aug 22, 2007, 9:29 PM CDT for Winnebago County, Illinois. It took effect at Aug 23, 2007, 11:48 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 22, 2007, 9:29 PM CDT (02:29 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 23, 2007, 11:48 AM CDT
Expired
Aug 23, 2007, 10:06 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL
Flood severity
Major

County Winnebago County, IL

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Rock River at Rockford (Auburn Street) (RABI2).

Action stage
5.5 ft
Minor stage
6 ft
Moderate stage
8.5 ft
Major stage
10 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05437641, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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, 4 hours 59 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, 8:44 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
844 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

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

0825 PM     TSTM WND DMG     POLO                    41.98N 89.58W
08/22/2007                   OGLE               IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES.

&&

NMARSILI
Local storm report, Aug 22, 9:21 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
921 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

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

0910 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 S EARLVILLE           41.57N 88.92W
08/22/2007  E60 MPH          LA SALLE           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

NMARSILI

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, 9:42 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 22, 10:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTCook, Will4 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
Aug 22, 11:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTLake4 hr
Aug 22, 11:38 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTJasper, Lake, Porter35 min
Aug 23, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTLake, Porter53 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2007Every river flood warning in 2007

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.