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River Flood Warning 113, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Sep 13, 2008, 4:48 PM CDT for Lake County, Newton County, Indiana. It took effect at Sep 14, 2008, 4:20 AM CDT. It was in force for 19 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2008, 4:48 PM CDT (21:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 14, 2008, 4:20 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 19 days
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Lake County, IN, Newton County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The river
Written for the forecast point Kankakee River at Shelby (SLBI3). The gauge peaked at 13.02 ft at Sep 19, 2008, 4:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 9.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 10.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 11.5 ft
- Major stage
- 12.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05518000, 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.
NWS Chicago, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Sep 13, 3:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 13, 3:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 359 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 142100- 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- 359 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 /459 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN AN EXPANSION OF AREAL FLOODING AS WELL AS RIVER FLOODING. AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING WILL EXIST ACROSS ALL BUT OGLE...WINNEBAGO AND BOONE COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT. DISCUSSION: WAVES OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AS WELL AS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE AND EXPAND AREAL FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MANY CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA SHORELINE AREAS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT... HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO LMZ740>745-142100- WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 359 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT IN BOTH ILLINOIS AND INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-142100- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TOW RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 359 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO MERZLOCK
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 8:26 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Boone | 20 hr |
| Sep 12, 9:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Cook | 5 days |
| Sep 12, 9:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Cook | 6 days |
| Sep 12, 9:34 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Bureau, LaSalle | 15 hr |
| Sep 12, 11:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Grundy, LaSalle, Livingston | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 12:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Grundy, Livingston | 37 min |
| Sep 13, 1:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Cook, Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Livingston and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 2:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 3:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Kane, Will | 4 hr |
| Sep 13, 3:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Cook | 4 days |
| Sep 13, 4:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle and 4 more | 1 min |
| Sep 13, 4:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 5:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Cook, Kane, Lake, McHenry | 5 hr |
| Sep 13, 7:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Cook, Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Livingston and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 7:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Kane, Will | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 8:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Cook | 4 days |
| Sep 13, 10:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | Cook, Will | 19 hr |
| Sep 13, 10:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 10:58 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Winnebago | 5 hr |
| Sep 13, 10:58 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | DeKalb | 5 hr |
| Sep 13, 11:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 5 days |
| Sep 13, 12:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy | 6 days |
| Sep 13, 12:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Bureau, LaSalle | 16 days |
| Sep 13, 3:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Boone | 18 hr |
| Sep 13, 3:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 29 hr |
| Sep 13, 3:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | DeKalb | 65 hr |
| Sep 13, 4:19 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 51 hr | |
| Sep 13, 4:20 PM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | LOT | Lake | 51 hr |
| Sep 13, 4:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 7 more | 13 hr |
| Sep 13, 4:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 12 days |
| Sep 13, 4:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy, Will | 4 days |
| Sep 13, 4:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 4 days |
| Sep 13, 3:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Lake | 7 days |
| Sep 13, 4:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Porter | 3 hr |
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River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2008Every river flood warning in 2008
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.