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River Flood Warning 81, NWS Chicago, IL

July 2, 2011Lake County, Newton County, Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Jul 2, 2011, 8:31 AM CDT for Lake County, Newton County, Indiana. It took effect at Jul 2, 2011, 11:43 AM CDT. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 2, 2011, 8:31 AM CDT (13:31 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 2, 2011, 11:43 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 3, 2011, 6:47 PM CDT
In force: 31 hr
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Lake County, IN, Newton County, IN

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Kankakee River at Shelby (SLBI3). The gauge peaked at 9.10 ft at Jul 2, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 9.5 ft
Minor stage: 10.5 ft
Moderate stage: 11.5 ft
Major stage: 12.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05518000, 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 Jul 2, 6:53 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 6:53 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 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
Jul 2, 4:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Jasper, Porter	40 min
Jul 2, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Jasper	29 min
Jul 2, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Benton	47 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2011 Every river flood warning 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.