Alert archive / Illinois / River Flood Warnings in 2008
River Flood Warning 64, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Apr 4, 2008, 4:18 AM CDT for Winnebago County, Illinois. It was in force for 54 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2008, 4:18 AM CDT (09:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2008, 10:46 AM CDT
- In force
- 54 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Winnebago County, IL
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Latham Park (LATI2). The gauge peaked at 10.03 ft at Apr 5, 2008, 3:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 9 ft
- Moderate stage
- 11 ft
- Major stage
- 13.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05437610, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.