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River Flood Warning 113, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Dec 27, 2015, 11:12 AM CST for LaSalle County, Illinois. It took effect at Dec 28, 2015, 8:24 PM CST. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2015, 11:12 AM CST (17:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2015, 8:24 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2015, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County LaSalle County, IL
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:15 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 Fox River at Dayton (DAYI2).
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14 ft
- Major stage
- 24 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05552500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS43 KLOT 271712
FLWLOT
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1112 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
...The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Illinois...
Des Plaines River near Russell affecting Lake County
Des Plaines River near Gurnee affecting Lake County
Fox River at Algonquin Tailwater affecting Kane and McHenry
Counties
Fox River at Montgomery affecting Kane and Kendall Counties
Fox River at Dayton affecting La Salle County
.Recent rainfall and expected rainfall on Monday over already
saturated ground has caused and will continue to cause renewed rises
on area rivers and streams.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Safety message...If you encounter a flooded roadway...turn around and
find an alternate route.
Additional information can be found at weather.gov/chicago.
&&
ILC097-280512-
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1112 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Des Plaines River near Russell.
* from late Tuesday night until further notice.
* At 1030 AM Sunday the stage was 6.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Wednesday morning and continue
to rise to near 7.8 feet by Friday afternoon.
* Impact...At 8.0 feet...Agricultural land and park lands flood. Water
approaches a few homes near railroad tracks.
&&
LAT...LON 4251 8797 4247 8799 4239 8796 4239 8787
4247 8789 4250 8787
$$
ILC097-280512-
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/GUNI2.1.ER.151229T0900Z.151230T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1112 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Des Plaines River near Gurnee.
* from late Monday night until further notice.
* At 1030 AM Sunday the stage was 5.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Tuesday morning and continue
to rise to near 7.5 feet by early Wednesday morning.
* Impact...At 7.0 feet...Flooding begins to affect the lowest areas
near the river.
&&
LAT...LON 4239 8796 4230 8800 4224 8797 4223 8788
4230 8791 4239 8787
$$
ILC089-111-280512-
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1112 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Fox River at Algonquin Tailwater.
* from late Tuesday night until further notice.
* At 1030 AM Sunday the stage was 9.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.5 feet.
* Recent activity...Flood forecasts for Algonquin were moved to this
location on July 5 2011. Gage zero datum is different from the old
gage location. Flood and action stages have changed.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by early Wednesday morning and
continue to rise to near 9.8 feet by early Thursday morning.
&&
LAT...LON 4224 8828 4195 8838 4194 8827 4221 8814
4237 8817 4238 8830
$$
ILC089-093-280512-
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/MNGI2.1.ER.151229T1200Z.151230T0600Z.160102T1200Z.UU/
1112 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Fox River at Montgomery.
* from Tuesday morning to Saturday afternoon.
* At 1000 AM Sunday the stage was 12.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Tuesday morning and continue
to rise to near 13.2 feet by early Wednesday morning.The river will
fall below flood stage by Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet...Minor lowland flooding begins near river.
&&
LAT...LON 4195 8838 4173 8838 4163 8860 4154 8860
4169 8826 4194 8827
$$
ILC099-280512-
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/DAYI2.1.ER.151229T0742Z.151230T0000Z.151231T2100Z.NO/
1112 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Fox River at Dayton.
* from late Monday night to Thursday evening.
* At 1045 AM Sunday the stage was 9.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by early Tuesday morning and
continue to rise to near 13.1 feet by Tuesday evening.The river
will fall below flood stage by Thursday afternoon.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet...Some lowland flooding of high school parking
lot in Ottawa begins.
&&
LAT...LON 4164 8860 4157 8871 4134 8889 4133 8878
4154 8860
$$
wn7 follow-up statements
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WGUS83 KLOT 280234
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
834 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...
Fox River at Algonquin Tailwater affecting Kane and McHenry Counties
Fox River at Montgomery affecting Kane and Kendall Counties
Fox River at Dayton affecting La Salle County
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Safety message...If you encounter a flooded roadway...turn around and
find an alternate route.
&&
ILC089-111-281634-
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/AFBI2.1.ER.151230T1200Z.151231T0000Z.160103T1200Z.UU/
834 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Fox River at Algonquin Tailwater.
* from Wednesday morning to Sunday afternoon.
* At 730 PM Sunday the stage was 8.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.5 feet.
* Recent activity...Flood forecasts for Algonquin were moved to this
location on July 5 2011. Gage zero datum is different from the old
gage location. Flood and action stages have changed.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Wednesday morning and continue
to rise to near 9.6 feet by Wednesday evening.
&&
LAT...LON 4224 8828 4195 8838 4194 8827 4221 8814
4237 8817 4238 8830
$$
ILC089-093-281634-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0112.151229T1200Z-160102T0000Z/
/MNGI2.1.ER.151229T1200Z.151230T0000Z.160101T1800Z.UU/
834 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Fox River at Montgomery.
* from Tuesday morning to Friday evening.
* At 730 PM Sunday the stage was 12.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Tuesday morning and continue
to rise to near 13.1 feet by Tuesday evening.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet...Minor lowland flooding begins near river.
&&
LAT...LON 4195 8838 4173 8838 4163 8860 4154 8860
4169 8826 4194 8827
$$
ILC099-281634-
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/DAYI2.1.ER.151229T1017Z.151230T0000Z.151231T1500Z.NO/
834 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Fox River at Dayton.
* from late Monday night to Thursday afternoon.
* At 745 PM Sunday the stage was 10.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Tuesday morning and continue
to rise to near 12.8 feet by Tuesday evening.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet...Some lowland flooding of high school parking
lot in Ottawa begins.
&&
LAT...LON 4164 8860 4157 8871 4134 8889 4133 8878
4154 8860
$$729
WGUS83 KLOT 281703
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1103 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Des Plaines River near Russell affecting Lake County
Des Plaines River near Gurnee affecting Lake County
Fox River at Algonquin Tailwater affecting Kane and McHenry Counties
Fox River at Montgomery affecting Kane and Kendall Counties
Fox River at Dayton affecting La Salle County
Iroquois River at Iroquois affecting Iroquois County
Kankakee River at Shelby affecting Lake and Newton Counties
Kankakee River near Wilmington affecting Grundy and Will Counties
Vermilion River at Pontiac affecting Livingston County
Vermilion River near Leonore affecting La Salle County
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Safety message...If you encounter a flooded roadway...turn around and
find an alternate route.
&&
ILC075-290703-
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/IRQI2.1.ER.151228T2320Z.151230T1800Z.160102T1900Z.NO/
1103 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Iroquois River at Iroquois.
* from this afternoon to Saturday evening.
* At 1000 AM Monday the stage was 17.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by late this afternoon and
continue to rise to near 22.2 feet by Wednesday afternoon.
* Impact...At 21.7 feet...County Road 1950 N floods. Street flooding
in Watseka.
&&
LAT...LON 4086 8749 4085 8774 4096 8774 4096 8786
4075 8784 4077 8746
$$
ILC097-290703-
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/RUSI2.1.ER.151230T1200Z.160101T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1103 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Des Plaines River near Russell.
* from Wednesday morning until further notice.
* At 1030 AM Monday the stage was 6.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Wednesday morning and continue
to rise to near 7.7 feet by Friday morning.
* Impact...At 8.0 feet...Agricultural land and park lands flood. Water
approaches a few homes near railroad tracks.
&&
LAT...LON 4251 8797 4247 8799 4239 8796 4239 8787
4247 8789 4250 8787
$$
ILC097-290703-
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/GUNI2.1.ER.151229T1200Z.151230T0600Z.160101T1800Z.NO/
1103 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Des Plaines River near Gurnee.
* from Tuesday morning to Friday evening.
* At 1030 AM Monday the stage was 5.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Tuesday morning and continue
to rise to near 7.4 feet by early Wednesday morning.
* Impact...At 7.0 feet...Flooding begins to affect the lowest areas
near the river.
&&
LAT...LON 4239 8796 4230 8800 4224 8797 4223 8788
4230 8791 4239 8787
$$
ILC089-111-290703-
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/AFBI2.1.ER.151230T0600Z.151231T0600Z.160103T1800Z.UU/
1103 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Fox River at Algonquin Tailwater.
* from late Tuesday night to Sunday evening.
* At 1030 AM Monday the stage was 9.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.5 feet.
* Recent activity...Flood forecasts for Algonquin were moved to this
location on July 5 2011. Gage zero datum is different from the old
gage location. Flood and action stages have changed.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by early Wednesday morning and
continue to rise to near 9.7 feet by early Thursday morning.
&&
LAT...LON 4224 8828 4195 8838 4194 8827 4221 8814
4237 8817 4238 8830
$$
ILC089-093-290702-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0112.151229T1200Z-160102T1200Z/
/MNGI2.1.ER.151229T1200Z.151230T0600Z.160102T0600Z.UU/
1103 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Fox River at Montgomery.
* from Tuesday morning to Saturday morning.
* At 1000 AM Monday the stage was 12.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Tuesday morning and continue
to rise to near 13.2 feet by early Wednesday morning.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet...Minor lowland flooding begins near river.
&&
LAT...LON 4195 8838 4173 8838 4163 8860 4154 8860
4169 8826 4194 8827
$$
ILC099-290702-
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/DAYI2.1.ER.151229T0815Z.151230T0600Z.160101T0000Z.NO/
1103 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Fox River at Dayton.
* from late tonight to late Thursday night.
* At 1045 AM Monday the stage was 9.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by early Tuesday and continue to
rise to near 13.3 feet by early Wednesday morning.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet...Some lowland flooding of high school parking
lot in Ottawa begins.
&&
LAT...LON 4164 8860 4157 8871 4134 8889 4133 8878
4154 8860
$$
INC089-111-290702-
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/SLBI3.1.ER.151229T0000Z.151231T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1103 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River at Shelby.
* from this evening until further notice.
* At 1045 AM Monday the stage was 8.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by this evening and continue to
rise to near 10.8 feet by Wednesday evening.
* Impact...At 10.0 feet...Flooding affects county and local roads.
Wildwood Estates and Sumava Resorts begin to experience some
flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 4127 8727 4121 8756 4111 8753 4118 8722
$$
ILC063-197-290702-
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/WLMI2.1.ER.151229T0600Z.151230T0600Z.160101T0800Z.NO/
1103 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River near Wilmington.
* from late tonight to Friday morning.
* At 945 AM Monday the stage was 5.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 6.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by early Tuesday and continue to
rise to near 7.5 feet by early Wednesday morning.
* Impact...At 7.5 feet...South Island park in Wilmington partially
flooded.
&&
LAT...LON 4126 8799 4143 8827 4135 8828 4116 8806
$$
ILC105-290702-
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/PNTI2.1.ER.151229T0730Z.151229T1800Z.151230T1200Z.NO/
1103 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Vermilion River at Pontiac.
* from late tonight to Wednesday afternoon.
* At 1045 AM Monday the stage was 12.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by early Tuesday and continue to
rise to near 14.9 feet by Tuesday afternoon.
* Impact...At 15.0 feet...Floodwaters approach some low lying homes
upstream of Mill Street in Pontiac. Portion of Rt 116 floods in
rural areas east and west of town.
&&
LAT...LON 4084 8852 4113 8880 4109 8889 4079 8861
$$
ILC099-290702-
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/LNRI2.1.ER.151228T1145Z.151230T1200Z.160101T0000Z.NO/
1103 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Vermilion River near Leonore.
* until late Thursday night.
* At 1045 AM Monday the stage was 16.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 20.8 feet by
Wednesday morning. The river will fall below flood stage Thursday
evening.
&&
LAT...LON 4113 8880 4132 8899 4131 8912 4109 8889
$$510
WGUS83 KLOT 290226
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
826 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...
Des Plaines River near Russell affecting Lake County
Des Plaines River near Gurnee affecting Lake County
Fox River at Algonquin Tailwater affecting Kane and McHenry Counties
Fox River at Dayton affecting La Salle County
Mazon River near Coal City affecting Grundy County
Sugar Creek at Milford affecting Iroquois County
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...
Fox River at Montgomery affecting Kane and Kendall Counties
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Safety message...If you encounter a flooded roadway...turn around and
find an alternate route.
&&
ILC075-291626-
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/MILI2.2.ER.151227T1450Z.151229T1800Z.151231T1342Z.NO/
826 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Sugar Creek at Milford.
* until Thursday afternoon.
* At 800 PM Monday the stage was 22.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 25.7 feet by
Tuesday afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage Thursday
morning.
* Impact...At 25.0 feet...Widespread flooding of agricultural areas.
&&
LAT...LON 4070 8743 4069 8764 4078 8765 4077 8780
4057 8778 4060 8742
$$
ILC097-291625-
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/RUSI2.1.ER.151230T0600Z.160101T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
826 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Des Plaines River near Russell.
* from late Tuesday night until further notice.
* At 730 PM Monday the stage was 6.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by early Wednesday morning and
continue to rise to near 7.7 feet by Friday morning.
* Impact...At 8.0 feet...Agricultural land and park lands flood. Water
approaches a few homes near railroad tracks.
&&
LAT...LON 4251 8797 4247 8799 4239 8796 4239 8787
4247 8789 4250 8787
$$
ILC097-291625-
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/GUNI2.1.ER.151229T1800Z.151230T1200Z.160103T0000Z.NO/
826 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Des Plaines River near Gurnee.
* from Tuesday afternoon to late Saturday night.
* At 730 PM Monday the stage was 5.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Tuesday afternoon and continue
to rise to near 7.4 feet by Wednesday morning.
* Impact...At 7.0 feet...Flooding begins to affect the lowest areas
near the river.
&&
LAT...LON 4239 8796 4230 8800 4224 8797 4223 8788
4230 8791 4239 8787
$$
ILC089-111-291625-
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/AFBI2.1.ER.151230T1200Z.151231T0000Z.160101T1800Z.UU/
826 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Fox River at Algonquin Tailwater.
* from Wednesday morning to Friday evening.
* At 730 PM Monday the stage was 9.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.5 feet.
* Recent activity...Flood forecasts for Algonquin were moved to this
location on July 5 2011. Gage zero datum is different from the old
gage location. Flood and action stages have changed.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Wednesday morning and continue
to rise to near 9.7 feet by Wednesday evening.
&&
LAT...LON 4224 8828 4195 8838 4194 8827 4221 8814
4237 8817 4238 8830
$$
ILC089-093-291625-
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/MNGI2.1.ER.151229T1200Z.151230T0000Z.160102T0600Z.UU/
826 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Fox River at Montgomery.
* from Tuesday morning to Saturday morning.
* At 730 PM Monday the stage was 12.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Tuesday morning and continue
to rise to near 13.2 feet by Tuesday evening.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet...Minor lowland flooding begins near river.
&&
LAT...LON 4195 8838 4173 8838 4163 8860 4154 8860
4169 8826 4194 8827
$$
ILC099-291625-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0113.151229T0224Z-160101T1500Z/
/DAYI2.1.ER.151228T2355Z.151230T0000Z.160101T0900Z.NO/
826 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Fox River at Dayton.
* from this evening to Friday morning.
* At 745 PM Monday the stage was 12.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 13.9 feet by
Tuesday evening. The river will fall below flood stage Friday
morning.
* Impact...At 14.0 feet...Homes approximately 1 mile downstream of
Wedron begin to flood.
&&
LAT...LON 4164 8860 4157 8871 4134 8889 4133 8878
4154 8860
$$
ILC063-291625-
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/COLI2.1.ER.151229T1000Z.151229T1800Z.151230T1400Z.NO/
826 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Mazon River near Coal City.
* from late tonight to Wednesday afternoon.
* At 745 PM Monday the stage was 9.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by early Tuesday and continue to
rise to near 13.5 feet by Tuesday afternoon.
&&
LAT...LON 4131 8840 4122 8839 4123 8829 4135 8832
4135 8839 4134 8843
$$
BMD737
WGUS83 KLOT 291538
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
938 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...
Fox River at Algonquin Tailwater affecting Kane and McHenry Counties
Fox River at Montgomery affecting Kane and Kendall Counties
Fox River at Dayton affecting La Salle County
East Branch Du Page River at Bolingbrook affecting Will County
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Safety message...If you encounter a flooded roadway...turn around and
find an alternate route.
&&
ILC197-300538-
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0117.000000T0000Z-151230T1200Z/
/BOLI2.1.ER.151230T0000Z.151230T0000Z.151230T0600Z.UU/
938 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The East Branch Du Page River at Bolingbrook.
* until Wednesday morning.
* At 850 AM Tuesday the stage was 19.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 19.5 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to near flood stage this
evening.
* Impact...At 19.5 feet...Royce Road floods.
&&
LAT...LON 4172 8810 4170 8819 4169 8814 4170 8806
4177 8805 4178 8810
$$
ILC089-111-300537-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0111.151231T1200Z-160104T0600Z/
/AFBI2.1.ER.151231T1200Z.160102T1200Z.160104T0000Z.UU/
938 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Fox River at Algonquin Tailwater.
* from Thursday morning to late Sunday night.
* At 830 AM Tuesday the stage was 9.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.5 feet.
* Recent activity...Flood forecasts for Algonquin were moved to this
location on July 5 2011. Gage zero datum is different from the old
gage location. Flood and action stages have changed.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Thursday morning and continue
to rise to near 9.7 feet by Saturday morning.
&&
LAT...LON 4224 8828 4195 8838 4194 8827 4221 8814
4237 8817 4238 8830
$$
ILC089-093-300537-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0112.000000T0000Z-160102T0600Z/
/MNGI2.1.ER.151229T1800Z.151230T0600Z.160102T0000Z.UU/
938 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Fox River at Montgomery.
* until late Friday night.
* At 830 AM Tuesday the stage was 12.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by this afternoon and continue to
rise to near 13.1 feet by early Wednesday.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet...Minor lowland flooding begins near river.
&&
LAT...LON 4195 8838 4173 8838 4163 8860 4154 8860
4169 8826 4194 8827
$$
ILC099-300537-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160101T0600Z/
/DAYI2.1.ER.151228T2355Z.151229T1115Z.160101T0000Z.NO/
938 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Fox River at Dayton.
* until late Thursday night.
* At 845 AM Tuesday the stage was 13.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will remain nearly steady through this
afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage by Thursday
evening.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet...Some lowland flooding of high school parking
lot in Ottawa begins.
&&
LAT...LON 4164 8860 4157 8871 4134 8889 4133 8878
4154 8860
$$
ACS887
WGUS83 KLOT 300151
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
751 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Fox River at Dayton affecting La Salle County
Iroquois River at Rensselaer affecting Jasper County
Iroquois River near Foresman affecting Newton County
Iroquois River at Iroquois affecting Iroquois County
Iroquois River near Chebanse affecting Iroquois and Kankakee
Counties
Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge affecting Porter County
Kankakee River near Kouts affecting Jasper and Porter Counties
Kankakee River at Shelby affecting Lake and Newton Counties
Kankakee River at Momence affecting Kankakee County
Kankakee River near Wilmington affecting Grundy and Will Counties
Mazon River near Coal City affecting Grundy County
Sugar Creek at Milford affecting Iroquois County
Vermilion River at Pontiac affecting Livingston County
Vermilion River near Leonore affecting La Salle County
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Safety message...If you encounter a flooded roadway...turn around and
find an alternate route.
&&
INC073-301551-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0118.000000T0000Z-160101T1200Z/
/RZLI3.2.ER.151229T0126Z.151231T0000Z.160101T0600Z.UU/
751 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Iroquois River at Rensselaer.
* until Friday morning.
* At 730 PM Tuesday the stage was 13.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 14.2 feet by
Wednesday evening. The river will fall below flood stage early
Friday morning.
* Impact...At 14.0 feet...Water surrounds several homes in Rensselaer.
Flooding of cemetery in progress.
&&
LAT...LON 4102 8704 4094 8727 4085 8723 4093 8701
$$
INC111-301551-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0119.000000T0000Z-160102T2308Z/
/FSMI3.1.ER.151229T0118Z.151230T1200Z.160102T1708Z.NO/
751 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Iroquois River near Foresman.
* until Saturday afternoon.
* At 645 PM Tuesday the stage was 21.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 21.4 feet by
Wednesday morning. The river will fall below flood stage late
Saturday morning.
&&
LAT...LON 4094 8727 4086 8749 4077 8746 4085 8723
$$
ILC075-301551-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-160103T1330Z/
/IRQI2.1.ER.151228T1958Z.151230T0600Z.160103T0730Z.NO/
751 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Iroquois River at Iroquois.
* until Sunday morning.
* At 700 PM Tuesday the stage was 23.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 23.1 feet by
early Wednesday. The river will fall below flood stage early Sunday
morning.
&&
LAT...LON 4086 8749 4085 8774 4096 8774 4096 8786
4075 8784 4077 8746
$$
ILC075-091-301551-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0106.000000T0000Z-160102T0325Z/
/CHBI2.2.ER.151229T0835Z.151231T1200Z.160101T2125Z.NO/
751 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Iroquois River near Chebanse.
* until Friday evening.
* At 645 PM Tuesday the stage was 17.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 19.5 feet by
Thursday morning. The river will fall below flood stage Friday
afternoon.
* Impact...At 18.5 feet...Evacuations begin in Watseka.
&&
LAT...LON 4095 8774 4107 8776 4108 8788 4096 8786
$$
INC127-301550-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0122.151231T0000Z-160102T0600Z/
/DBRI3.1.ER.151231T0000Z.151231T1200Z.160102T0000Z.NO/
751 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge.
* from Wednesday evening to late Friday night.
* At 700 PM Tuesday the stage was 9.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Wednesday evening and continue
to rise to near 10.2 feet by Thursday morning.
* Impact...At 10.0 feet...Flooding begins of low lying agricultural
areas near the river.
&&
LAT...LON 4126 8697 4128 8700 4122 8706 4118 8697
4121 8687 4129 8689
$$
INC073-127-301550-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0120.151231T0300Z-160102T1800Z/
/KTSI3.1.ER.151231T0300Z.160101T0000Z.160102T1200Z.NO/
751 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River near Kouts.
* from Wednesday evening to Saturday afternoon.
* At 700 PM Tuesday the stage was 10.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Wednesday evening and continue
to rise to near 11.3 feet by Thursday evening.
* Impact...At 11.0 feet...Agricultural areas begin to flood. Some
backwaters begin to fill drainage ditches.
&&
LAT...LON 4128 8700 4132 8713 4127 8727 4118 8723
4122 8711 4122 8706
$$
INC089-111-301550-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0102.000000T0000Z-160106T0300Z/
/SLBI3.2.ER.151229T0115Z.151231T1200Z.160105T2100Z.NR/
751 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River at Shelby.
* until Tuesday evening.
* At 645 PM Tuesday the stage was 10.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 11.6 feet by
Thursday morning. The river will fall below flood stage Tuesday
afternoon.
* Impact...At 11.5 feet...Flood waters surround a number of homes
located 1 mile east of Sumava Resorts. Some homes are affected just
across the state line in Illinois.
&&
LAT...LON 4127 8727 4121 8756 4111 8753 4118 8722
$$
ILC091-301550-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0121.000000T0000Z-160101T0600Z/
/MOMI2.1.ER.151229T0735Z.151230T0600Z.160101T0000Z.NO/
751 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River at Momence.
* until late Thursday night.
* At 645 PM Tuesday the stage was 5.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to rise near 5.6 feet by early
Wednesday. The river will fall below flood stage by Thursday
evening.
* Impact...At 5.5 feet...Island park in Momence floods and some
basement flooding begins to homes in River Isle. Flooding of Eagle
Island Road near Sun River Terrace.
&&
LAT...LON 4121 8756 4118 8782 4126 8799 4116 8806
4106 8781 4111 8753
$$
ILC063-197-301550-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0107.000000T0000Z-160102T0000Z/
/WLMI2.2.ER.151229T0455Z.151229T2100Z.160101T1800Z.NO/
751 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River near Wilmington.
* until Friday evening.
* At 745 PM Tuesday the stage was 7.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 6.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Friday afternoon.
* Impact...At 7.5 feet...South Island park in Wilmington partially
flooded.
&&
LAT...LON 4126 8799 4143 8827 4135 8828 4116 8806
$$
ILC063-301550-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0115.000000T0000Z-151231T0712Z/
/COLI2.2.ER.151229T0936Z.151230T0015Z.151231T0112Z.NO/
751 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Mazon River near Coal City.
* until late Wednesday night.
* At 645 PM Tuesday the stage was 16.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Wednesday evening.
&&
LAT...LON 4131 8840 4122 8839 4123 8829 4135 8832
4135 8839 4134 8843
$$
ILC075-301550-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0103.000000T0000Z-151231T1900Z/
/MILI2.3.ER.151227T1450Z.151229T1415Z.151231T1300Z.NO/
751 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Sugar Creek at Milford.
* until Thursday afternoon.
* At 700 PM Tuesday the stage was 25.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Thursday morning.
* Impact...At 25.0 feet...Widespread flooding of agricultural areas.
&&
LAT...LON 4070 8743 4069 8764 4078 8765 4077 8780
4057 8778 4060 8742
$$
ILC105-301550-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0114.000000T0000Z-151231T2315Z/
/PNTI2.2.ER.151228T2136Z.151229T2330Z.151231T1715Z.NR/
751 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Vermilion River at Pontiac.
* until Thursday afternoon.
* At 645 PM Tuesday the stage was 17.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
late Thursday morning.
&&
LAT...LON 4084 8852 4113 8880 4109 8889 4079 8861
$$
ILC099-301550-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0104.000000T0000Z-160101T1320Z/
/LNRI2.2.ER.151228T1145Z.151230T1200Z.160101T0720Z.NO/
751 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Vermilion River near Leonore.
* until Friday morning.
* At 645 PM Tuesday the stage was 25.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 25.5 feet by
Wednesday morning. The river will fall below flood stage early
Friday morning.
&&
LAT...LON 4113 8880 4132 8899 4131 8912 4109 8889
$$
ILC099-301550-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0113.000000T0000Z-151231T1500Z/
/DAYI2.1.ER.151228T2355Z.151229T1115Z.151231T0900Z.NO/
751 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Fox River at Dayton.
* until Thursday morning.
* At 645 PM Tuesday the stage was 12.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Thursday morning.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet...Some lowland flooding of high school parking
lot in Ottawa begins.
&&
LAT...LON 4164 8860 4157 8871 4134 8889 4133 8878
4154 8860
$$039
WGUS83 KLOT 301529
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
929 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Fox River at Dayton affecting La Salle County
Iroquois River at Rensselaer affecting Jasper County
Iroquois River near Foresman affecting Newton County
Iroquois River at Iroquois affecting Iroquois County
Iroquois River near Chebanse affecting Iroquois and Kankakee
Counties
Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge affecting Porter County
Kankakee River near Kouts affecting Jasper and Porter Counties
Kankakee River at Shelby affecting Lake and Newton Counties
Kankakee River at Momence affecting Kankakee County
Kankakee River near Wilmington affecting Grundy and Will Counties
Mazon River near Coal City affecting Grundy County
Sugar Creek at Milford affecting Iroquois County
Vermilion River at Pontiac affecting Livingston County
Vermilion River near Leonore affecting La Salle County
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Safety message...If you encounter a flooded roadway...turn around and
find an alternate route.
&&
INC073-310529-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0118.000000T0000Z-160101T2100Z/
/RZLI3.1.ER.151229T0126Z.151230T1800Z.160101T0300Z.UU/
929 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Iroquois River at Rensselaer.
* until Friday afternoon.
* At 830 AM Wednesday the stage was 13.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will remain near 13.8 feet through this
afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage by Thursday
evening.
* Impact...At 14.0 feet...Water surrounds several homes in Rensselaer.
Flooding of cemetery in progress.
&&
LAT...LON 4102 8704 4094 8727 4085 8723 4093 8701
$$
INC111-310528-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0119.000000T0000Z-160102T2300Z/
/FSMI3.1.ER.151229T0118Z.151230T1445Z.160102T1700Z.NO/
929 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Iroquois River near Foresman.
* until Saturday afternoon.
* At 845 AM Wednesday the stage was 21.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
late Saturday morning.
&&
LAT...LON 4094 8727 4086 8749 4077 8746 4085 8723
$$
ILC075-310528-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-160103T0945Z/
/IRQI2.1.ER.151228T1958Z.151230T0145Z.160103T0345Z.NO/
929 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Iroquois River at Iroquois.
* until late Saturday night.
* At 900 AM Wednesday the stage was 22.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will remain near 22.9 feet through this
afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage by Saturday
evening.
&&
LAT...LON 4086 8749 4085 8774 4096 8774 4096 8786
4075 8784 4077 8746
$$
ILC075-091-310528-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0106.000000T0000Z-160102T2100Z/
/CHBI2.2.ER.151229T0835Z.160101T0000Z.160102T1500Z.NO/
929 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Iroquois River near Chebanse.
* until Saturday afternoon.
* At 845 AM Wednesday the stage was 18.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 19.4 feet by
Thursday evening. The river will fall below flood stage late
Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 18.5 feet...Evacuations begin in Watseka.
&&
LAT...LON 4095 8774 4107 8776 4108 8788 4096 8786
$$
INC127-310528-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0122.151231T1200Z-160102T0000Z/
/DBRI3.1.ER.151231T1200Z.151231T1200Z.160101T1800Z.NO/
929 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge.
* from Thursday morning to Friday evening.
* At 900 AM Wednesday the stage was 9.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to near flood stage
Thursday morning.
* Impact...At 10.0 feet...Flooding begins of low lying agricultural
areas near the river.
&&
LAT...LON 4126 8697 4128 8700 4122 8706 4118 8697
4121 8687 4129 8689
$$
INC073-127-310528-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0120.151231T1800Z-160102T1200Z/
/KTSI3.1.ER.151231T1800Z.160101T0000Z.160102T0600Z.NO/
929 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River near Kouts.
* from Thursday afternoon to Saturday morning.
* At 900 AM Wednesday the stage was 10.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Thursday afternoon and
continue to rise to near 11.1 feet by Thursday evening.
* Impact...At 11.0 feet...Agricultural areas begin to flood. Some
backwaters begin to fill drainage ditches.
&&
LAT...LON 4128 8700 4132 8713 4127 8727 4118 8723
4122 8711 4122 8706
$$
INC089-111-310528-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0102.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/SLBI3.2.ER.151229T0115Z.160101T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
929 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River at Shelby.
* until further notice.
* At 845 AM Wednesday the stage was 11.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 11.4 feet by
Friday morning then begin falling.
* Impact...At 11.5 feet...Flood waters surround a number of homes
located 1 mile east of Sumava Resorts. Some homes are affected just
across the state line in Illinois.
&&
LAT...LON 4127 8727 4121 8756 4111 8753 4118 8722
$$
ILC091-310528-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0121.000000T0000Z-151231T1800Z/
/MOMI2.1.ER.151229T0735Z.151230T0130Z.151231T1200Z.NO/
929 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River at Momence.
* until Thursday afternoon.
* At 845 AM Wednesday the stage was 5.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Thursday morning.
* Impact...At 5.5 feet...Island park in Momence floods and some
basement flooding begins to homes in River Isle. Flooding of Eagle
Island Road near Sun River Terrace.
&&
LAT...LON 4121 8756 4118 8782 4126 8799 4116 8806
4106 8781 4111 8753
$$
ILC063-197-310528-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0107.000000T0000Z-160102T1200Z/
/WLMI2.2.ER.151229T0455Z.151229T2100Z.160102T0600Z.NO/
929 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River near Wilmington.
* until Saturday morning.
* At 845 AM Wednesday the stage was 7.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 6.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
early Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 7.5 feet...South Island park in Wilmington partially
flooded.
&&
LAT...LON 4126 8799 4143 8827 4135 8828 4116 8806
$$
ILC075-310528-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0103.000000T0000Z-151231T2315Z/
/MILI2.3.ER.151227T1450Z.151229T1415Z.151231T1715Z.NO/
929 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Sugar Creek at Milford.
* until Thursday afternoon.
* At 900 AM Wednesday the stage was 22.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Thursday morning.
&&
LAT...LON 4070 8743 4069 8764 4078 8765 4077 8780
4057 8778 4060 8742
$$
ILC105-310528-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0114.000000T0000Z-151231T0943Z/
/PNTI2.2.ER.151228T2136Z.151229T2330Z.151231T0343Z.NR/
929 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Vermilion River at Pontiac.
* until late tonight.
* At 845 AM Wednesday the stage was 17.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
tonight.
&&
LAT...LON 4084 8852 4113 8880 4109 8889 4079 8861
$$
ILC099-310528-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0104.000000T0000Z-160101T0913Z/
/LNRI2.2.ER.151228T1145Z.151230T0415Z.160101T0313Z.NO/
929 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Vermilion River near Leonore.
* until late Thursday night.
* At 845 AM Wednesday the stage was 24.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Thursday evening.
&&
LAT...LON 4113 8880 4132 8899 4131 8912 4109 8889
$$
ILC099-310400-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0113.000000T0000Z-151231T0400Z/
/DAYI2.1.ER.151228T2355Z.151229T1115Z.151230T2200Z.NO/
929 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Fox River at Dayton.
* until this evening.
* At 845 AM Wednesday the stage was 12.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
late this afternoon.
* Impact...At 12.0 feet...The river begins to overflow banks in the
lowest areas.
&&
LAT...LON 4164 8860 4157 8871 4134 8889 4133 8878
4154 8860
$$
ILC063-302210-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0115.000000T0000Z-151230T2210Z/
/COLI2.2.ER.151229T0936Z.151230T0015Z.151230T1610Z.NO/
929 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Mazon River near Coal City.
* until this afternoon.
* At 845 AM Wednesday the stage was 12.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
late this morning.
* Impact...At 12.0 feet...Flooding of low lying areas begins near the
river.
&&
LAT...LON 4131 8840 4122 8839 4123 8829 4135 8832
4135 8839 4134 8843
$$739
WGUS83 KLOT 310209
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
809 PM CST WED DEC 30 2015
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Illinois...
Fox River at Dayton affecting La Salle County
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
Iroquois River at Rensselaer affecting Jasper County
Iroquois River at Iroquois affecting Iroquois County
Iroquois River near Chebanse affecting Iroquois and Kankakee
Counties
Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge affecting Porter County
Kankakee River near Kouts affecting Jasper and Porter Counties
Kankakee River near Wilmington affecting Grundy and Will Counties
Vermilion River at Pontiac affecting Livingston County
Vermilion River near Leonore affecting La Salle County
Iroquois River near Foresman affecting Newton County
Kankakee River at Shelby affecting Lake and Newton Counties
Kankakee River at Momence affecting Kankakee County
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Safety message...If you encounter a flooded roadway...turn around and
find an alternate route.
&&
INC073-311609-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0118.000000T0000Z-160101T0925Z/
/RZLI3.1.ER.151229T0126Z.151230T1215Z.160101T0325Z.UU/
809 PM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Iroquois River at Rensselaer.
* until late Thursday night.
* At 730 PM Wednesday the stage was 13.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Thursday evening.
* Impact...At 14.0 feet...Water surrounds several homes in Rensselaer.
Flooding of cemetery in progress.
&&
LAT...LON 4102 8704 4094 8727 4085 8723 4093 8701
$$
INC111-311609-
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0119.000000T0000Z-160102T2300Z/
/FSMI3.1.ER.151229T0118Z.151230T1445Z.160102T1700Z.NO/
809 PM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Iroquois River near Foresman.
* until Saturday afternoon.
* At 745 PM Wednesday the stage was 21.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
late Saturday morning.
&&
LAT...LON 4094 8727 4086 8749 4077 8746 4085 8723
$$
ILC075-311609-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-160103T1200Z/
/IRQI2.1.ER.151228T1958Z.151230T0145Z.160103T0600Z.NO/
809 PM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Iroquois River at Iroquois.
* until Sunday morning.
* At 700 PM Wednesday the stage was 22.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
early Sunday morning.
&&
LAT...LON 4086 8749 4085 8774 4096 8774 4096 8786
4075 8784 4077 8746
$$
ILC075-091-311608-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0106.000000T0000Z-160103T0051Z/
/CHBI2.2.ER.151229T0835Z.160101T0600Z.160102T1851Z.NO/
809 PM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Iroquois River near Chebanse.
* until Saturday evening.
* At 745 PM Wednesday the stage was 18.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 19.2 feet by
early Friday morning. The river will fall below flood stage
Saturday afternoon.
* Impact...At 18.5 feet...Evacuations begin in Watseka.
&&
LAT...LON 4095 8774 4107 8776 4108 8788 4096 8786
$$
INC127-311608-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0122.160101T0600Z-160103T1200Z/
/DBRI3.1.ER.160101T0600Z.160101T1200Z.160103T0600Z.NO/
809 PM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge.
* from late Thursday night to Sunday morning.
* At 700 PM Wednesday the stage was 9.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by early Friday morning and
continue to rise to near 10.1 feet by Friday morning.
* Impact...At 10.0 feet...Flooding begins of low lying agricultural
areas near the river.
&&
LAT...LON 4126 8697 4128 8700 4122 8706 4118 8697
4121 8687 4129 8689
$$
INC073-127-311608-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0120.160101T0600Z-160104T0600Z/
/KTSI3.1.ER.160101T0600Z.160101T1800Z.160104T0000Z.NO/
809 PM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River near Kouts.
* from late Thursday night to late Sunday night.
* At 700 PM Wednesday the stage was 10.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by early Friday morning and
continue to rise to near 11.2 feet by Friday afternoon.
* Impact...At 11.0 feet...Agricultural areas begin to flood. Some
backwaters begin to fill drainage ditches.
&&
LAT...LON 4128 8700 4132 8713 4127 8727 4118 8723
4122 8711 4122 8706
$$
INC089-111-311608-
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0102.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/SLBI3.2.ER.151229T0115Z.151230T2000Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
809 PM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River at Shelby.
* until further notice.
* At 745 PM Wednesday the stage was 11.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will hold steady around 11.1 feet through
Friday morning.
* Impact...At 11.5 feet...Flood waters surround a number of homes
located 1 mile east of Sumava Resorts. Some homes are affected just
across the state line in Illinois.
&&
LAT...LON 4127 8727 4121 8756 4111 8753 4118 8722
$$
ILC091-311608-
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0121.000000T0000Z-151231T1800Z/
/MOMI2.1.ER.151229T0735Z.151230T0130Z.151231T1200Z.NO/
809 PM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River at Momence.
* until Thursday afternoon.
* At 745 PM Wednesday the stage was 5.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Thursday morning.
* Impact...At 5.0 feet...Some flooding begins to the lowest areas
along the river.
&&
LAT...LON 4121 8756 4118 8782 4126 8799 4116 8806
4106 8781 4111 8753
$$
ILC063-197-311608-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0107.000000T0000Z-160102T1400Z/
/WLMI2.2.ER.151229T0455Z.151229T2100Z.160102T0800Z.NO/
809 PM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Kankakee River near Wilmington.
* until Saturday morning.
* At 745 PM Wednesday the stage was 7.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 6.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
early Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 7.5 feet...South Island park in Wilmington partially
flooded.
&&
LAT...LON 4126 8799 4143 8827 4135 8828 4116 8806
$$
ILC105-311608-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0114.000000T0000Z-151231T1800Z/
/PNTI2.2.ER.151228T2136Z.151229T2330Z.151231T1200Z.NR/
809 PM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Vermilion River at Pontiac.
* until Thursday afternoon.
* At 745 PM Wednesday the stage was 16.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Thursday morning.
&&
LAT...LON 4084 8852 4113 8880 4109 8889 4079 8861
$$
ILC099-311608-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0104.000000T0000Z-160101T0843Z/
/LNRI2.2.ER.151228T1145Z.151230T0415Z.160101T0243Z.NO/
809 PM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Vermilion River near Leonore.
* until late Thursday night.
* At 745 PM Wednesday the stage was 21.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Thursday evening.
&&
LAT...LON 4113 8880 4132 8899 4131 8912 4109 8889
$$
ILC099-310239-
/O.CAN.KLOT.FL.W.0113.000000T0000Z-151231T0400Z/
/DAYI2.1.ER.151228T2355Z.151229T1115Z.151230T1922Z.NO/
809 PM CST WED DEC 30 2015
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
The Fox River at Dayton.
* At 745 PM Wednesday the stage was 11.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Fell below flood stage at 1:22 PM Wednesday.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to 10.5 feet by Friday
morning.
* Impact...At 12.0 feet...The river begins to overflow banks in the
lowest areas.
&&
LAT...LON 4164 8860 4157 8871 4134 8889 4133 8878
4154 8860
$$
IzziWhat 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 Dec 27, 10:08 AM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 10:08 AM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1008 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
.SHORT TERM...
327 AM CST
TODAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...
MAIN NEAR TERM FORECAST CONCERN IS WITH A CONTINUING PERIOD OF
MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS ALREADY-SOAKED SOUTHERN TIER OF CWA
COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING...AND ENDING OF PRECIPITATION FROM
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TODAY. BLUSTERY NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO USHER
IN COOLER TEMPERATURES...WITH LITTLE/NO RISE EXPECTED FROM MORNING
READINGS.
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WAVE WAS MOVING OUT OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
INTO INDIANA EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH COLD FRONT SLIDING
SOUTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. ORGANIZED PRECIP WAS CONTINUING
WITHIN ELEVATED BAROCLINIC ZONE IN ASSOCIATION WITH MID-LEVEL
DISTURBANCE...THOUGH A EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD SHIFT TO NORTHERN EDGE
NOTED WITH THE STEADIEST RAIN NOW GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A PERU-
CHICAGO LINE. HEAVIER CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS HAVE MOVED SOUTHEAST OF
THE CWA...THOUGH RADAR STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES
INDICATE 1.50 TO 3.50 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN TIER OF COUNTIES SOUTH OF U.S. 24 SINCE SATURDAY
MORNING. RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED MARKEDLY SINCE LATE LAST
EVENING...WITH PERHAPS ANOTHER 0.15 TO 0.25 INCHES POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING. HAD EARLIER ISSUED AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THIS AREA
WHICH CONTINUES THROUGH 1115 AM...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MONDAY WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL
LIKELY WITH THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WHICH ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
ACROSS ONTARIO AND THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH THIS
EVENING...RESULTING IN A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
ADVANCING HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE TROUGHING TO OUR SOUTHEAST.
BLUSTERY NORTH WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST 30-35 MPH ESPECIALLY NEAR
LAKE MICHIGAN AND WAS BEGINNING TO ADVECT COOLER AIR INTO THE
REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER MUCH AT ALL FROM
EARLY MORNING MID 30S TO AROUND 40 DEGREES.
RATZER
&&
.LONG TERM...
337 AM CST
OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
THE FORECAST THEME FOR THE WINTER WEATHER EVENT LATE TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF STRONG WINDS AND ICING IMPACTS FROM
FREEZING RAIN...WITH ALSO SOME ACCUMULATING SLEET POTENTIAL. THE
WATCH COLLABORATIVELY CONTINUES WITH ANTICIPATED CHANGES TO
ADVISORY AND/OR WARNING NEEDED LATER TODAY...AND LIKELY HEADED
TOWARD AN ADVISORY FOR THE REST OF THE CWA FOR AT LEAST MONDAY
MORNING MINOR ICING. HAVE ALSO EXPANDED THE WATCH TO INCLUDE
LASALLE AND KENDALL COUNTIES BASED ON HIGHER AMOUNTS OF FORECAST
ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE FREEZING RAIN TIME OF THIS EVENT...AND
THUS HIGHER IMPACT ICE ACCUMULATIONS BEING MORE PROBABLE. ALSO
CONCERNS FOR MINOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY TOTAL PRECIPITATION EXIST
ACROSS THE SATURATED AREA.
MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN INCREASINGLY BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE TRACK OF
THE SYSTEM. WHILE THE GFS CONTINUES TO BE SLIGHTLY FURTHER EAST AND
COOLER...AT LEAST AT 27.00Z...WE CONTINUE TO PREFER THE FURTHER
WEST ECMWF...NAM...AND SEVERAL HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS THAT HAVE
SOLUTIONS AT LEAST INTO MONDAY. THE MAGNITUDE OF QPF HAS INCREASED
AND WPC AND LOCAL WFOS HAVE GONE WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER QPF...WHICH
YIELDS HIGHER ICE AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY MONDAY MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. THE KEY DETAILS THAT HAVE SOME SPREAD IN GUIDANCE
REMAIN ON SPECIFIC PRECIPITATION TYPE FROM RATE OF SURFACE
TEMPERATURE WARMING AND DEPTH OF REFREEZE LAYER. BASED ON THE
STRONG EAST-NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS AND MODEST TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION RATES ON MONDAY...WE PREFER NULL TEMPERATURE
WARMING IN THE MORNING AND THEN A GRADUAL RISE FROM THE SOUTH IN
THE AFTERNOON THAT ACCELERATES DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
THE DEEP COLD CORE /-32C AT 500MB/ UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION IS SEEN
ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY OVER THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING
AND WILL EJECT AS A NEGATIVELY TILTED CIRCULATION TONIGHT AND
MONDAY...REACHING THE UPPER GREAT LAKES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
THIS WILL RIDE WITHIN AND STEER BACK NORTHWARD AN IMPRESSIVELY
STOUT SUBTROPICAL PLUME OF MOISTURE. IT WILL ALSO ASSIST AN
ALREADY TIGHT ELEVATED BAROCLINIC ZONE DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS AND
INDIANA NORTHWARD LATE TONIGHT AS WELL AS RE-ORIENT THIS FORCING
FOCUS MORE EAST-TO-WEST. THE DEVELOPING PRECIPITATION LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT SHOULD FIT THIS ORIENTATION OF THE ELEVATED
WARM FRONT AND INCH ITS WAY NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT AS ELEVATED MOIST
ADVECTION EXPANDS IN DEPTH. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO MORE THAN LIKELY
BE JUST ABOVE FREEZING SOUTH OF I-80 WHEN PRECIPITATION
STARTS...HOWEVER A COUPLE DEGREE DROP SHOULD OCCUR THROUGH WET
BULBING. SO MAINTAIN THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN ALL THE WAY DOWN
TO THE SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA. FOR THESE SOUTHERN
AREAS...BASICALLY SOUTH OF THE I-80 CORRIDOR...EVEN MONDAY MORNING
SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD NOT HAVE ANY WARMING...SO HAVE MAINTAINED THE
CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THE ENTIRE MORNING ACCOUNTING
FOR SOME UNCERTAINTY IN SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE FORECASTS.
FURTHER NORTH...FOR BASICALLY THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR AND
NORTHWARD...PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO ONSET IN THE PRE-DAWN TO DAYBREAK
TIME...AND MAYBE A COUPLE HOURS AFTER SUNRISE NEAR THE WISCONSIN
BORDER. PRECIPITATION INTENSITY MAY ALSO BE LIGHT FOR A BRIEF WHILE
AT ONSET BUT SHOULD INCREASE FAST MID TO LATE MORNING. SURFACE
TEMPERATURES HERE STILL LOOK TO BE MORE OF THE 29-32 VARIETY AT
ONSET...OUTSIDE OF NEAR THE LAKE AND THE HEART OF THE CHICAGO
METRO...AND MAYBE DROPPING A DEGREE OR TWO WITH THE FREEZING
RAIN/SLEET. THE PROJECTED DEPTH OF THE FREEZING LAYER AT ROCKFORD
IS BETWEEN 3000 TO 5000 FT THROUGH THE MORNING MONDAY BASED ON THE
NAM AND GFS RESPECTIVELY. EVEN THAT NAM DEPTH OFFERS SLEET...OR
MAYBE EVEN SNOW POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL HOURS AT FIRST. THAT COULD
CHANGE THE MAGNITUDE OF IMPACTS SOME...BUT STILL THINK A
TRANSITION TO MORE OF A FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR AS THE MORNING
WEARS ON INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE
TRANSITION TO RAIN. THE AREA SOUTH OF ROCKFORD...INCLUDING
DIXON...DEKALB...OTTAWA...MENDOTA...AND ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN
METRO LOOK TO HAVE THE HIGHEST DURATION OF FREEZING RAIN AND THUS
THE HIGHER ICE ACCUMULATIONS THERE. AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH
IS CURRENTLY FORECAST BUT WITH A FAIRLY LARGE SPREAD POSSIBLE
SINCE WE HAVE QUITE A BIT MORE ACTUAL RAINFALL FORECAST. THE ICE-
TO-LIQUID RATIO IS ALWAYS A FORECAST CHALLENGE AND VARIES BY
SEVERAL ELEMENTS BASED ON CLIMATOLOGY /SOME IN FAVOR DURING THIS
EVENT AND SOME NOT/...AND ICE ACCRETION VARIES SIGNIFICANTLY FROM
FLAT SURFACES TO ELEVATED RADIAL ONES SUCH AS WIRES. THE
SIGNIFICANT EASTERLY WINDS THROUGHOUT MONDAY TIP THE SCALE A
LITTLE BIT TO STRESS IMPACTS OF THE ICING INCLUDING POTENTIAL
POWER OUTAGES.
REGARDING THE WINDS...THE RAPIDLY INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND
NEAR RECORD ANOMALOUS LOW-LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW STRENGTH...SUPPORTS
AT LEAST NEAR WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR MUCH OF THE CWA WITH
GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING SUPPORTS THIS USING A
NAM AND GFS MEAN. NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
EASTERLY WINDS TAPPING INTO ALREADY HIGH WAVES FROM TODAY AND
LAKE LEVELS ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE LAKE MAY LEAD TO LAKESHORE
FLOODING ALONG THE NORTHEAST ILLINOIS SHORE...INCLUDING SOME
FAVORED IMMEDIATE AREAS ALONG THE CHICAGO SHORE.
THE SYSTEM DRY SLOT LOOKS TO MOVE OVER THE AREA MID TO LATE MONDAY
EVENING TRANSITIONING PRECIP TO MORE LIGHT RAIN AND/OR DRIZZLE.
TEMPERATURES LOOK CONFIDENTLY TO BE ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH THE
ENTIRE AREA BY EARLY EVENING /ONLY EXCEPTION WOULD SEEM TO BE NEAR
ROCKFORD/...HOWEVER ITS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE SOME IMPACTS REMAIN
GIVEN CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS IN THE EARLY TO MID EVENING. THERE IS
SOME CHANCE AS THE COLUMN COOLS TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT SNOW
IN THE WEST DURING THE NIGHT AND MAYBE TUESDAY MORNING...BUT ICE
PRESENCE IN THE CLOUD LOOKS MARGINAL. ANY PRECIPITATION ON TUESDAY
LOOKS TO BE LIGHT.
MTF
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
A COLDER WEATHER PATTERN WILL EVOLVE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE
COMING WEEK...AS HEIGHTS FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS IN RESPONSE
TO ANOTHER UPPER LOW PROPAGATING NORTHEAST FROM THE PLAINS TO THE
ST LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY. MUCH DRIER AIR
WRAPPING AROUND THE DEPARTING/WEAKENING SURFACE LOW AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD WILL NOT SUPPORT MUCH IN THE WAY OF
SUBSTANTIAL PRECIPITATION DURING THE PERIOD...THOUGH THE STRONG
MID-LEVEL SHORT WAVE AND SECONDARY SURFACE TROUGH/COLD FRONT WHICH
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY DOES LOOK TO PROVIDE MORE THAN
ADEQUATE FORCING FOR PRODUCING SOME LIGHT PRECIP. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS DEPICT A COLUMN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW...PROVIDED BY A
PERIOD OF MID-LEVEL MOISTURE/ICE NUCLEI WITH THE SHORT WAVE.
GUIDANCE QPF GENERALLY ONLY A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN
INCH...SUGGESTING ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATION IF ANY...AND THAT
PRIMARILY ORIENTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL IL.
COLDER WEATHER THEN SETS IN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
PERIOD...WITH WEST-NORTHWEST LOW LEVEL FLOW. FORECAST THERMAL
FIELDS SUPPORT DAYTIME TEMPS IN THE MID-UPPER 20S...AND OVERNIGHT
MINS IN THE TEENS TO LOW 20S. COLDER AIR WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SOME
LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...THOUGH THE WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW
SHOULD KEEP THIS ACTIVITY MAINLY OVER THE LAKE AND EAST OF THE
CWA.
RATZER
&&
.AVIATION...
//ORD AND MDW CONCERNS...UPDATED 16Z...
* LAKE INDUCED SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE CONTINUE THROUGH 19Z. MVFR
CIGS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
* N WINDS TURNING NNE WITH GUSTS 25-28 KT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT...WITH POSSIBLY A LULL IN THE EVENING. WINDS TURNING E ON
MONDAY WITH GUSTS 30-35 KT IN THE MORNING...HIGHER AFTERNOON.
* MIXED PRECIP LIKELY MAINLY AFTER 12Z MONDAY...THOUGH POSSIBLE IN
THE 10-12Z TIME FRAME FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.
ED F
//DISCUSSION...UPDATED 12Z...
THE MAIN PRECIPITATION SHIELD IS DISSIPATING THIS MORNING AS
DEEPER SATURATION DWINDLES...BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME WEAK ENERGY
SLIDING THROUGH THAT WILL CONTINUE TO WRING OUT SOME VERY LIGHT
RAIN OR DRIZZLE FOR A TIME. OTHERWISE THE STORY TODAY WILL BE SOME
GRADUAL LIFTING OF CIGS FROM IFR TO MVFR...AND POSSIBLY TO VFR IN
SOME SPOTS LATER TODAY ALONG WITH GUSTY NNE WINDS. THE LOW LEVELS
REMAIN RATHER UNSTABLE...AND WITH THE WIND OUT OF THE NORTH THE
AREAS FAVORED FOR CLEARING WOULD BE NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...BUT
IT WOULD BE MORE OF STRUGGLE CLOSE TO THE LAKE WHERE LAKE EFFECT
CLOUDINESS WOULD LIKELY PERSIST.
ATTENTION THEN SHIFTS TO DEEP LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND THROUGH THE DAY ON
MONDAY. THIS DYNAMIC STORM SYSTEM LOOKS TO BRING A PERIOD OF MIXED
PRECIPITATION...AND VERY STRONG E WINDS WITH IT. AT THIS POINT
FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET LOOKS TO BE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE AS
THIS SYSTEM BEGINS AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOVERING JUST
BELOW FREEZING BUT A WARMER LAYER ALOFT MOVES THROUGH AHEAD OF THE
SYSTEM. HAVE CARRIED A FZRAPL IN THE 30 HR TAF FOR ORD FOR NOW AND
TIMING PER THE NAM COULD BE A BIT QUICK...BUT PER THE GLOBAL
GUIDANCE COULD BE A TOUCH SLOW...SO CONFIDENCE ON TIMING IS LOWER
THAN ON THE ACTUAL OCCURRENCE. SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE NOT SUPER
COLD WHICH WOULD LIMIT ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO
CHICAGO...BUT IT WILL BE A MESSY MORNING WITH THE MIXED PRECIP AND
WIND. CEILINGS SHOULD LOWER AS WELL AS A SIGNIFICANT PRECIP SHIELD
SPREADS IN. SHOULD SEE A TRANSITION TO MODEST RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH MIXED PRECIP HANGING ON IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
KMD
//ORD AND MDW CONFIDENCE...UPDATED 16Z...
* MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN SHOWERS/DRIZZLE DIMINISHING/ENDING
THIS AFTERNOON.
* HIGH CONFIDENCE IN GENERAL CIGS TREND.
* HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WINDS.
* HIGH CONFIDENCE IN A PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIP MONDAY... MEDIUM
CONFIDENCE IN TIMING.
ED F
//OUTLOOK FOR ORD/MDW FOR 00Z TUESDAY-12Z SUNDAY...UPDATED 12Z...
MONDAY NIGHT...E WINDS TURNING S THEN SW OVERNIGHT. -RA TURNING TO -
DZ OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY...MVFR CIGS...ESPECIALLY EARLY. SW WINDS. LIGHT RAIN/SNOW
MIX POSSIBLE.
WEDNESDAY...MVFR CIGS. CHANCE -SN WITH IFR POSSIBLE. SW WINDS.
THURSDAY...MVFR CIGS POSSIBLE. W WINDS.
FRIDAY...VFR PROBABLE. W WINDS.
SATURDAY...MVFR PSBL. W WINDS TURNING NW.
KMD
&&
.MARINE...
350 AM CST
LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE EASTERN
GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MIDWEST OVERNIGHT AND
WILL REACH NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING AND MOVE OFFSHORE THIS
AFTERNOON.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD EAST ACROSS ONTARIO
AND THE FAR NORTHERN GREAT LAKES LATE TODAY...AS ANOTHER DEEP LOW
DEVELOPS ACROSS TEXAS. THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN TO OVER THE LOWER
MISSOURI VALLEY MONDAY MORNING...THEN WILL LIFT ACROSS THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES BY EARLY TUESDAY WHILE FILLING. EXPECT WINDS
TO QUICKLY RAMP UP TO GALE FORCE MONDAY MORNING OVER THE SOUTH
HALF OF THE LAKE...THEN SPREAD NORTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. AS THIS OCCURS...THERE APPEARS TO BE A PERIOD MONDAY MID
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING WHERE STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH HALF. CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM IN THIS
OCCURRING BUT HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT A WATCH. HAVE COVERED THE
PERIOD WITH A STORM WATCH BUT NOTED TIMES OF GALES VS. STORMS IN
THE MWW TEXT PRODUCT. FOLLOWING THE LOWS DEPARTURE...ANOTHER WEAK
LOW WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE LAKE WEDNESDAY
FOLLOWED BY A MODEST COLD FRONT. A STRONGER LOW WILL PASS
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE LAKE LATE IN THE WEEK
WITH AN ASSOCIATED TRUE ARCTIC COLD FRONT BRINGING A PERIOD OF
GUSTY NW WINDS LATER FRIDAY.
KMD
&&
.LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...WINTER STORM WATCH...ILZ003-ILZ004-ILZ005-ILZ006-ILZ008-ILZ010-
ILZ011-ILZ012-ILZ019-ILZ020...6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MONDAY.
LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH...ILZ006-ILZ014...9 AM MONDAY TO 9 PM
MONDAY.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...ILZ033-ILZ039 UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY.
IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH...INZ010-INZ011-INZ019 UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...NEARSHORE WATERS
UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY.
STORM WATCH...LMZ740-LMZ741-LMZ742-LMZ777-LMZ779...6 AM MONDAY
TO MIDNIGHT TUESDAY.
GALE WARNING...LMZ743-LMZ744-LMZ745...6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
TUESDAY.
&&
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WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGOHazardous weather outlook, Dec 27, 4:22 AM CST, 6 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 422 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 281030- 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- 422 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 /522 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING...MAINLY SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 24. THIS WILL LEAD TO RISES AND POTENTIAL FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS...AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY OF QUICK FLOODING OF SOME FAVORABLE FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS. WATER LEVELS REMAIN ELEVATED ON MANY AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA MONDAY...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THAT WILL LIKELY TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. THOUGH THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON DURATION AND AMOUNT OF ICING...IT APPEARS THAT AT LEAST MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS A GOOD PART OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVER MAINLY NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ON AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS AND LIKELY RISE MIDWEEK. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ON SATURATED GROUND. IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION...THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 45 MPH MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE NORTHEAST ILLINOIS LAKE SHORE...WHICH WOULD LIKELY LEAD TO MINOR LAKESHORE FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT. && LMZ740>745-281030- 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- 422 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A PERIOD OF HIGH END GALES IS EXPECTED MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. STORM FORCE WINDS OR AT LEAST GUSTS ALSO ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE WATERS. && LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-281030- 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- 422 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. EAST GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM EARLY MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE LAKE...AND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT IN THE NORTH. STORM FORCE GUSTS ALSO ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE LAKE. && MTF/KMD VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE) FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 8:48 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LOT | Iroquois, Kankakee | 7 days |
| Dec 26, 8:48 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy, Will | 6 days |
| Dec 26, 9:41 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy | 6 days |
| Dec 26, 11:20 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:25 AM CST | Gale Warning | LOT | 42 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:25 AM CST | Storm Watch | LOT | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:12 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LOT | Lake | 57 hr |
| Dec 27, 11:12 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LOT | Lake | 46 hr |
| Dec 27, 11:12 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LOT | Kane, McHenry | 57 hr |
| Dec 27, 11:12 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LOT | Kane, Kendall | 6 days |
| Dec 27, 2:54 PM CST | High Wind Warning | LOT | Lake | 28 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:54 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LOT | DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston | 27 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:57 PM CST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | LOT | Lake | 33 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:07 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee and 7 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:07 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston | 24 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:20 PM CST | Storm Warning | LOT | 36 hr |
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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.