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River Flood Warning 35, NWS Chicago, IL

May 13, 2014Lake County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at May 13, 2014, 2:40 AM CDT for Lake County, Illinois. It took effect at May 13, 2014, 11:50 AM CDT. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 13, 2014, 2:40 AM CDT (07:40 UTC)
In effect from: May 13, 2014, 11:50 AM CDT
Expired: May 14, 2014, 4:52 PM CDT
In force: 29 hr
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Lake County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire (LDRI2). The gauge peaked at 13.11 ft at May 13, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 11.5 ft
Minor stage: 12.5 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 05528100, 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 May 13, 12:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 12:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 4:11 PM CDT, 10 hours 29 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
411 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
132115-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
411 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014 /511 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  THUNDERSTORMS...THE MOST INTENSE COULD PRODUCE:
    WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH.
    HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS.
    TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.
    AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS
  THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS AREAS
  WEST OF INTERSTATE 55 DURING THE MIDDLE TO LATE EVENING AND THEN
  ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT.

  DISCUSSION:

  THE PRESENCE OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL FAVOR
  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING WHICH MAY PRODUCE
  LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
  ACROSS THE REGION LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL
  THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS FRONT AND
  MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM MID TO LATE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS. WHILE THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO WEAKEN BY
  LATE EVENING...THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT THEY COULD STILL POSE A
  SEVERE THREAT AS THEY INTO NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

&&

LMZ740>745-132115-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY-
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY-
411 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

STRONG WINDS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN
DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-132115-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE
MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH
FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE
TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
411 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME POSSIBLY PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS.

DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE LAKE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 12, 11:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 12, 11:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 13, 12:13 AM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 13, 12:29 AM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 13, 1:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 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	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
May 13, 10:44 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Newton	7 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.