Alert archive / Illinois / River Flood Warnings in 2008
River Flood Warning 99, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Jul 12, 2008, 8:11 PM CDT for Winnebago County, Illinois. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2008, 8:11 PM CDT (01:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2008, 5:39 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 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 01:13 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 Kishwaukee River near Perryville (PRYI2). The gauge peaked at 12.61 ft at Jul 13, 2008, 5:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 11.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 18 ft
- Major stage
- 22 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05440000, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 8:33 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Boone | 48 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.