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River Flood Warning 25, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Mar 15, 2014, 8:36 PM CDT for Winnebago County, Illinois. It took effect at Mar 16, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2014, 8:36 PM CDT (01:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2014, 10:02 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- 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 01:37 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 Pecatonica River near Shirland (SIRI2). The gauge peaked at 12.68 ft at Mar 19, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14 ft
- Major stage
- 15.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05437050, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 8:45 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Winnebago | 58 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | Lee | 8 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.