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River Flood Warning 46, NWS Chicago, IL

June 21, 2015Iroquois County, Kankakee County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Jun 21, 2015, 6:16 AM CDT for Iroquois County, Kankakee County, Illinois. It took effect at Jun 21, 2015, 9:51 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 21, 2015, 6:16 AM CDT (11:16 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 21, 2015, 9:51 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 25, 2015, 9:05 AM CDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Iroquois County, IL, Kankakee County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Iroquois River near Chebanse (CHBI2). The gauge peaked at 17.12 ft at Jun 23, 2015, 6:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05526000, 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 21, 4:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 4:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 4:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
424 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
220930-
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-
424 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF A RENSSELAER INDIANA
TO PONTIAC ILLINOIS LINE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON.

MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING CONTINUES ON THE IROQUOIS RIVER IN
NORTHWEST INDIANA...MODERATE FLOODING CONTINUES ON THE ILLINOIS
RIVER NEAR LA SALLE...AND MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING CONTINUES ON
PORTIONS OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER.

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

THERE ARE PERIODIC THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK
AREA MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS ON MONDAY COULD
BE STRONG TO SEVERE AND PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.

PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS...IROQUOIS AND KANKAKEE RIVERS WILL
REMAIN IN FLOOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

LMZ740>745-220930-
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-
424 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 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.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

THERE ARE PERIODIC CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS ON MONDAY COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE.

WINDS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

&&

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-220930-
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-
424 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 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.

THERE ARE PERIODIC CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS ON MONDAY COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE.

&&

JEE

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In the hours 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 20, 7:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Kendall	28 min
Jun 20, 7:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Will	52 min
Jun 20, 8:37 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Kane, Kendall	47 hr
Jun 20, 9:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Will	30 min
Jun 20, 9:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Will	37 min
Jun 20, 9:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Will	3 hr
Jun 20, 9:26 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		94 min
Jun 20, 9:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Grundy, LaSalle, Livingston	43 min
Jun 20, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	LaSalle, Livingston	33 min
Jun 20, 10:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston and 1 more	6 hr
Jun 20, 10:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Ford	47 min
Jun 20, 10:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois, Livingston	74 min
Jun 20, 10:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Iroquois, Kankakee, Will	6 hr
Jun 21, 12:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Iroquois	6 hr
Jun 21, 1:34 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Iroquois, Kankakee	36 hr
Jun 21, 6:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Grundy, Will	5 days
Jun 21, 6:33 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Iroquois	36 hr
Jun 21, 9:01 AM CDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	LOT		25 hr
Jun 21, 9:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Iroquois	33 hr
Jun 21, 11:03 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Grundy	4 days
Jun 21, 3:06 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		25 hr
Jun 20, 9:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Lake, Porter	40 min
Jun 20, 11:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Benton, Jasper, Newton	54 min

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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.