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River Flood Advisory 49, NWS Chicago, IL

May 13, 2014Newton County, Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood advisory at May 13, 2014, 10:44 AM CDT for Newton County, Indiana. It was in force for 7 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 13, 2014, 10:44 AM CDT (15:44 UTC)
Expired: May 20, 2014, 10:30 AM CDT
In force: 7 days
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Newton County, IN

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Iroquois River near Foresman (FSMI3). The gauge peaked at 16.97 ft at May 17, 2014, 7:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 22 ft
Major stage: 24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05524500, 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 advisory 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 advisory went out at May 13, 6:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 6:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 4:26 AM CDT, 6 hours 18 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 13, 5:13 AM CDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 13, 7:43 AM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before

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Local storm report, May 13, 7:44 AM CDT, 3 hours before

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Local storm report, May 13, 8:22 AM CDT, 2 hours 22 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
May 12, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, Kane, Lake, McHenry	53 min
May 12, 7:13 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		92 min
May 12, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, Lake	47 min
May 12, 7:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry	6 hr
May 12, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Lee, Ogle	60 min
May 12, 7:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	DeKalb, Kane	53 min
May 12, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Ogle, Winnebago	54 min
May 12, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, Kane	51 min
May 12, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, Kane, Lake, McHenry	65 min
May 12, 7:56 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		94 min
May 12, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Ogle	64 min
May 12, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Winnebago	66 min
May 12, 8:28 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Boone, Ogle, Winnebago	6 hr
May 12, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Boone	66 min
May 12, 8:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	DeKalb	42 min
May 12, 9:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Lee, Ogle	38 min
May 12, 9:23 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		4 hr
May 12, 9:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	DeKalb, Kane, Lake, McHenry	5 hr
May 12, 9:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Lake	56 min
May 12, 10:16 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		3 hr
May 12, 10:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Lake	41 min
May 12, 10:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Livingston	31 min
May 12, 10:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Grundy, Kendall	25 min
May 12, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Will	45 min
May 12, 11:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Lake	39 min
May 12, 11:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Cook	53 min
May 13, 12:06 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Will	36 hr
May 13, 12:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	Cook, Lake	12 hr
May 13, 2:40 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Lake	34 hr
May 13, 2:40 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Lake	38 hr
May 13, 2:40 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Cook	56 hr
May 13, 2:42 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	Lake	6 days
May 13, 2:43 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook	36 hr
May 13, 2:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Cook	23 hr
May 13, 10:44 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Iroquois	6 days
May 13, 10:44 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Iroquois	5 days
May 13, 11:04 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook	40 hr
May 13, 1:14 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	LaSalle	4 days

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.