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River Flood Warning 68, NWS Chicago, IL

July 1, 2014LaSalle County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Jul 1, 2014, 11:43 AM CDT for LaSalle County, Illinois. It took effect at Jul 1, 2014, 9:20 PM CDT. It was in force for 52 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 1, 2014, 11:43 AM CDT (16:43 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 1, 2014, 9:20 PM CDT
Expired: Jul 4, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT
In force: 52 hr
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County LaSalle County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Illinois River at Ottawa (OTWI2).

Action stage: 461 ft
Minor stage: 463 ft
Moderate stage: 467 ft
Major stage: 471 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 1, 10:56 AM CDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 10:56 AM CDT, 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 11:08 AM CDT, 35 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 1, 5:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 1, 9:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 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
Jun 30, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, Kankakee, Will	56 min
Jun 30, 7:24 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		96 min
Jun 30, 7:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Kankakee, Will	3 hr
Jun 30, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, Lee, Ogle, Winnebago	48 min
Jun 30, 8:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Lee, Ogle, Winnebago	5 hr
Jun 30, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, Kane, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry	40 min
Jun 30, 9:09 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		96 min
Jun 30, 9:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, McHenry	4 hr
Jun 30, 9:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Grundy, LaSalle, Livingston	57 min
Jun 30, 9:23 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		22 hr
Jun 30, 9:26 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Kane, Kendall	61 hr
Jun 30, 9:26 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	LaSalle	66 hr
Jun 30, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle and 1 more	78 min
Jun 30, 9:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Livingston, Will	4 hr
Jun 30, 9:39 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		2 hr
Jun 30, 9:45 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Lake	4 days
Jun 30, 9:45 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook	56 hr
Jun 30, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, Will	56 min
Jun 30, 9:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	Cook, Will	32 min
Jun 30, 10:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois, Livingston	78 min
Jun 30, 10:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Boone	45 hr
Jun 30, 10:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Winnebago	3 days
Jun 30, 10:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Winnebago	5 days
Jun 30, 10:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Ogle	4 days
Jun 30, 10:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Lee	3 days
Jun 30, 10:32 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Winnebago	6 days
Jun 30, 10:32 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Winnebago	36 hr
Jun 30, 10:32 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	DeKalb	36 hr
Jun 30, 10:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	Kankakee	28 min
Jun 30, 10:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Iroquois, Kankakee	18 min
Jun 30, 10:45 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Bureau, LaSalle	6 days
Jun 30, 10:52 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Grundy	60 hr
Jun 30, 10:52 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	LaSalle	36 hr
Jun 30, 11:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Will	3 hr
Jul 1, 12:24 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Will	47 hr
Jul 1, 12:33 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook	36 hr
Jul 1, 1:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Lake, Will	10 hr
Jul 1, 2:27 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Kankakee	56 hr
Jul 1, 2:36 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Iroquois	36 hr
Jul 1, 2:39 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook	30 hr
Jul 1, 5:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Cook	21 hr
Jul 1, 7:03 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Will	33 hr
Jul 1, 9:24 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook	30 hr
Jul 1, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Boone	56 hr
Jul 1, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Winnebago	4 days
Jul 1, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Ogle	6 days
Jul 1, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Lee	5 days
Jun 30, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Jasper, Lake, Porter	44 min
Jun 30, 10:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter	78 min
Jun 30, 10:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	Jasper, Porter	18 min
Jul 1, 2:05 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Lake	25 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.