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River Flood Warning 48, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Jun 21, 2015, 9:39 AM CDT for Iroquois County, Illinois. It took effect at Jun 21, 2015, 7:52 PM CDT. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2015, 9:39 AM CDT (14:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 21, 2015, 7:52 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Iroquois County, IL
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:39 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 Sugar Creek (E-IL) at Milford (MILI2). The gauge peaked at 18.75 ft at Jun 21, 2015, 11:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 22 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05525500, 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, 9:18 AM CDT, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 9:18 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 4:24 AM CDT, 5 hours 15 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Iroquois, Kankakee | 4 days |
| 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, 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 |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2015Every river flood warning in 2015
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.