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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Chicago, IL

January 8, 2008Iroquois County, Kankakee County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Jan 8, 2008, 4:31 AM CST for Iroquois County, Kankakee County, Illinois. It took effect at Jan 8, 2008, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 8, 2008, 4:31 AM CST (10:31 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 8, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
Expired: Jan 15, 2008, 4:06 AM CST
In force: 6 days
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Iroquois County, IL, Kankakee County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Iroquois River near Chebanse (CHBI2). The gauge peaked at 20.14 ft at Jan 11, 2008, 11:00 AM CST.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05526000, 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 Jan 8, 3:27 AM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 3:27 AM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 8, 12:20 AM CST, 4 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1220 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

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

1154 PM     FLASH FLOOD      STRAWN                  40.65N 88.40W
01/07/2008                   LIVINGSTON         IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROUTE 47 IS FLOODED JUST NORTH OF STRAWN ILLINOIS

1154 PM     FLASH FLOOD      N FORREST               40.75N 88.41W
01/07/2008                   LIVINGSTON         IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROUTE 47 AT COUNTY ROAD 900 N IS FLOODED AND CLOSED

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 7, 6:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Iroquois, Kankakee, Will	83 min
Jan 7, 7:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois	89 min
Jan 7, 9:30 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	Grundy	6 days
Jan 8, 4:14 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	Kankakee	7 days
Jan 8, 4:14 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	Grundy, Will	7 days
Jan 8, 4:31 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	LaSalle	5 days
Jan 8, 4:31 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	Bureau, LaSalle	16 days
Jan 8, 4:31 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	Iroquois	10 days
Jan 8, 4:39 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	Winnebago	5 hr
Jan 8, 7:23 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	Cook	7 hr
Jan 8, 7:23 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	Cook	37 hr
Jan 8, 9:19 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	Livingston	4 days
Jan 8, 2:30 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook	22 hr
Jan 8, 4:14 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	Porter	15 days
Jan 8, 4:14 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	Jasper, Porter	15 days
Jan 8, 4:39 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	Lake	51 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.