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River Flood Warning 20, NWS Chicago, IL

June 8, 2015Jasper County, Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Jun 8, 2015, 4:21 AM CDT for Jasper County, Indiana. It took effect at Jun 8, 2015, 6:32 AM CDT. It was in force for 22 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 8, 2015, 4:21 AM CDT (09:21 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 8, 2015, 6:32 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 30, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT
In force: 22 days
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Jasper County, IN

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Iroquois River at Rensselaer (RZLI3). The gauge peaked at 16.73 ft at Jun 18, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 11 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05522500, 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 Jun 8, 4:07 AM CDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 4:07 AM CDT, 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 4:00 PM CDT, 12 hours 21 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
400 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
082100-
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-
400 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  THUNDERSTORMS...THE STRONGEST MAY PRODUCE:
	HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.
	WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.
	AND VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR
  AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WHERE THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE. THERE IS A THREAT FOR ISOLATED SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS IN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
  ILLINOIS AS WELL.

  DISCUSSION:

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE
80...WITH AN ATTEND THREAT FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS.
MORE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS
NEAR AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...WHERE A FEW WILL LIKELY BECOME
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. IN
ADDITION...A VERY MOIST AIR MASS IS IN PLACE AND COULD ALLOW FOR
THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND POSSIBLY SOME
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
THE STRONGEST POSSIBLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HAIL.

PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

&&

LMZ740>745-082100-
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-
400 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...SOME COULD
PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KT.

STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT
THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
THE STRONGEST POSSIBLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HAIL.

PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY.

&&

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-082100-
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-
400 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THROUGH EARLY EVENING...MAINLY
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
THE STRONGEST POSSIBLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HAIL.

PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY.

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In the hours before

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Local storm report, Jun 8, 12:27 AM CDT, 3 hours 54 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 7, 8:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Grundy, LaSalle, Livingston	4 hr
Jun 7, 8:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston	72 min
Jun 7, 9:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Iroquois	67 hr
Jun 7, 9:25 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Iroquois	4 days
Jun 7, 10:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Iroquois, Kankakee	5 hr
Jun 7, 11:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston and 1 more	11 hr
Jun 8, 3:05 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		16 hr
Jun 8, 7:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Iroquois	27 days
Jun 8, 8:18 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Kankakee	36 hr
Jun 8, 8:29 AM CDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	LOT		44 hr
Jun 8, 12:00 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Bureau, LaSalle, Putnam	34 hr
Jun 8, 1:53 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		112 min
Jun 8, 2:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Lake	27 min
Jun 8, 2:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Lake	37 min
Jun 8, 2:45 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Kankakee	48 hr
Jun 8, 2:55 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Grundy, Will	52 hr
Jun 8, 2:55 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Grundy	16 hr
Jun 8, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, Kane, Lake, McHenry	44 min
Jun 8, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Lee	50 min
Jun 8, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		92 min
Jun 8, 3:36 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		84 min
Jun 8, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, DuPage	30 min
Jun 8, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Kane, Kendall	42 min
Jun 8, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		93 min
Jun 8, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		59 min
Jun 8, 6:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois, Livingston	53 min
Jun 8, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Iroquois	37 min
Jun 7, 9:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Lake, Newton	51 days
Jun 7, 9:25 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Jasper	60 hr
Jun 7, 9:25 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Newton	4 days
Jun 8, 7:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Newton	26 days
Jun 8, 9:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Jasper, Porter	3 days
Jun 8, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Porter	49 min
Jun 8, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Lake	14 min
Jun 8, 4:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Lake	40 min
Jun 8, 4:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Lake, Porter	4 hr
Jun 8, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Lake, Porter	56 min
Jun 8, 5:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Lake, Porter	6 hr
Jun 8, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter	43 min
Jun 8, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Jasper	32 min
Jun 8, 6:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Benton, Newton	37 min

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.