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River Flood Advisory 39, NWS Chicago, IL

March 8, 2011Kane County, Kendall County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood advisory at Mar 8, 2011, 9:01 PM CST for Kane County, Kendall County, Illinois. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 8, 2011, 9:01 PM CST (03:01 UTC)
Expired
Mar 12, 2011, 8:37 PM CST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL

Counties Kane County, IL, Kendall County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:05 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 Fox River at Montgomery (MNGI2). The gauge peaked at 12.59 ft at Mar 9, 2011, 8:00 PM CST.

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Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
13.5 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05551540, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 10:07 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLOTLake49 hr
Mar 9, 10:13 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLOTLake50 hr
Mar 9, 10:13 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLOTWill10 hr
Mar 9, 10:13 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLOTPorter51 hr

Nearby

River Flood Advisories in Illinois, 2011Every river flood advisory in 2011

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.