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River Flood Warning 69, NWS Chicago, IL

July 9, 2015LaSalle County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Jul 9, 2015, 9:33 AM CDT for LaSalle County, Illinois. It took effect at Jul 10, 2015, 11:12 AM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 9, 2015, 9:33 AM CDT (14:33 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 10, 2015, 11:12 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 11, 2015, 11:00 AM CDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County LaSalle County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Vermilion River (N-IL) near Leonore (LNRI2). The gauge peaked at 16.00 ft at Jul 12, 2015, 11:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 15.5 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 21 ft
Major stage: 26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05555300, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Chicago, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jul 9, 9:17 AM CDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 9:17 AM CDT, 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 4:36 AM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
436 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
100945-
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-
436 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS...SUGAR CREEK...KANKAKEE...AND IROQUOIS
RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD...OR RISE INTO FLOOD STAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE ARE PERIODIC CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS...SUGAR CREEK...KANKAKEE...AND IROQUOIS
RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD...OR RISE INTO FLOOD STAGE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

LMZ740>745-100945-
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-
436 AM CDT THU JUL 9 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE ARE PERIODIC CHANCES FOR STORMS SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

&&

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-100945-
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-
436 AM CDT THU JUL 9 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE ARE PERIODIC CHANCES FOR STORMS SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
ACROSS THE ENTIRE LAKE.

&&

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 9, 5:47 AM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
547 AM CDT THU JUL 09 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 NE EARL PARK          40.73N 87.37W
07/09/2015                   BENTON             IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            1 FOOT OF FLOWING WATER ON ST RD 55 AND 650 N.

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RODRIGUEZ

Local storm report, Jul 9, 6:32 AM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute 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
Jul 8, 8:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Iroquois	11 days
Jul 8, 10:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois, Livingston	8 hr
Jul 8, 10:44 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Iroquois	71 hr
Jul 9, 12:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	Kankakee	6 hr
Jul 9, 6:04 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT		7 hr
Jul 9, 6:27 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois, Livingston	12 hr
Jul 9, 6:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	Kankakee	3 hr
Jul 9, 9:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Livingston	47 hr
Jul 9, 9:53 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Kankakee	3 days
Jul 9, 9:53 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Grundy, Will	4 days
Jul 9, 5:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois, Livingston	18 hr
Jul 8, 8:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Jasper	4 days
Jul 8, 8:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Newton	9 days
Jul 9, 9:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Porter	9 days
Jul 9, 9:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Jasper, Porter	9 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2015 Every 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.