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River Flood Warning 85, NWS Chicago, IL

June 9, 2008Winnebago County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Jun 9, 2008, 4:01 AM CDT for Winnebago County, Illinois. It took effect at Jun 9, 2008, 11:01 AM CDT. It was in force for 42 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 9, 2008, 4:01 AM CDT (09:01 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 9, 2008, 11:01 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 21, 2008, 3:27 AM CDT
In force: 42 days
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Flood severity: Moderate

County Winnebago County, IL

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Rock River at Rockton (ROKI2). The gauge peaked at 14.71 ft at Jun 17, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 8.5 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 11 ft
Major stage: 14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05437500, 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 Jun 9, 3:15 AM CDT, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 3:15 AM CDT, 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 4:17 PM CDT, 11 hours 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
417 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
092130-
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-
417 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008 /517 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  THUNDERSTORMS...SOME MAY PRODUCE:
    VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.
    DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND
  NORTHWEST INDIANA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS
  CENTRAL IOWA WILL MOVE BACK INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS LATER THIS
  EVENING...AND INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
  MORNING. HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
  THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

  DISCUSSION:

  A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A FOCUS
  FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS IOWA THIS EVENING...AND
  THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST
  INDIANA TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH NORTHERN
  ILLINOIS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...WITH A THREAT OF HEAVY
  RAINFALL AND FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

  THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AGAIN MONDAY...WITH A CONTINUED THREAT
  FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. IN ADDITION...THERE DOES
  APPEAR TO BE AT LEAST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER...ESPECIALLY
  ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 55 IN ILLINOIS.
  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS APPEAR TO BE THE MAIN THREAT.

  THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

  ALSO...PORTIONS OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

&&

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

LMZ740>745-092130-
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-
417 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ILLINOIS AND
INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING.L

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AGAIN MONDAY...WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS WELL.

&&

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-
870-872-874-876-878-092130-
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-
417 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE OPEN WATERS
OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY AGAIN TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AGAIN MONDAY...WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS WELL.

&&

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

MARSILI

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 8, 11:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 9, 1:12 AM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 8:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Boone, Lake, McHenry, Winnebago	54 min
Jun 8, 8:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Winnebago	23 days
Jun 8, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Ogle and 1 more	48 min
Jun 8, 9:17 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		58 min
Jun 8, 9:33 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		87 min
Jun 8, 9:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry	64 min
Jun 8, 10:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Lee	28 min
Jun 8, 10:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Lee	29 min
Jun 8, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	LaSalle	17 min
Jun 8, 11:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Winnebago	3 hr
Jun 9, 4:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Winnebago	29 days
Jun 9, 5:04 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Lake	9 days
Jun 9, 5:04 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Lake	16 hr
Jun 9, 10:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Kane, McHenry	21 days
Jun 9, 11:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Ogle	20 days
Jun 9, 11:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Winnebago	10 hr
Jun 9, 12:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Bureau, LaSalle	34 hr

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.