Alert archive / Illinois / River Flood Warnings in 2008
River Flood Warning 79, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Apr 26, 2008, 9:30 AM CDT for Winnebago County, Illinois. It took effect at Apr 26, 2008, 10:45 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2008, 9:30 AM CDT (14:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 26, 2008, 10:45 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 9, 2008, 3:52 AM CDT
- In force
- 13 days
- 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 14:32 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 Pecatonica River near Shirland (SIRI2). The gauge peaked at 12.84 ft at Apr 29, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14 ft
- Major stage
- 15.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05437050, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 7:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 117 min |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 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.