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River Flood Warning 73, NWS Chicago, IL

July 12, 2015Livingston County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Jul 12, 2015, 2:02 AM CDT for Livingston County, Illinois. It took effect at Jul 12, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 51 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 12, 2015, 2:02 AM CDT (07:02 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 12, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 14, 2015, 10:23 AM CDT
In force: 51 hr
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Livingston County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Vermilion River at Pontiac (PNTI2). The gauge peaked at 14.59 ft at Jul 12, 2015, 10:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 15 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05554500, 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 12, 1:05 AM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 1:05 AM CDT, 57 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 4:05 PM CDT, 9 hours 57 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
405 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
122115-
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-
405 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH MAY PRODUCE:

   OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
   LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLOODING.
   ISOLATED WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS AREAS GENERALLY
  SOUTH OF A PONTIAC TO RENSSELAER LINE THROUGH EARLY THIS
  EVENING. ADDITIONAL ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY
  DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH
  OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR.

  DISCUSSION:

  AN AREA OF STRONG STORMS OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL MOVE
  EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN FORD...IROQUOIS AND BENTON COUNTIES
  BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...THOUGH THE GREATEST THREAT
  IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA.
  ADDITIONAL ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP
  LATER TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH TOWARD THE AREA.
  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH OVERNIGHT
  THUNDERSTORMS.

PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS...IROQUOIS...VERMILLION AND KANKAKEE
RIVERS...AND SUGAR CREEK REMAIN IN FLOOD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE WILL BE PERIODIC CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MAY
BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS LATE
SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
AND LARGE HAIL. ON MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS...BUT A FEW TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE.

PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS...IROQUOIS...VERMILLION AND KANKAKEE
RIVERS...AND SUGAR CREEK REMAIN IN FLOOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT...
THOUGH ANY HEAVY RAINFALL REPORTS ARE WELCOME.

&&

LMZ740>745-122115-
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-
405 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 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.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE WILL BE PERIODIC CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT...AND AGAIN MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

&&

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-122115-
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-
405 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT MAINLY ACROSS FAR
SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE WILL BE PERIODIC CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY...AND AGAIN THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME STORMS MAY
BE SEVERE LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

&&

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 11, 8:58 PM CDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
858 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2015

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

0815 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SAUNEMIN                40.89N 88.41W
07/11/2015                   LIVINGSTON         IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LIVINGSTON COUNTY SHERIFF HAS GOTTEN NUMEROUS CALLS ABOUT
            ROADS FLOODED AND NOT PASSABLE

&&

IZZI

Local storm report, Jul 11, 9:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
957 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2015

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

0915 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 E KEMPTON             40.94N 88.22W
07/11/2015                   FORD               IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS ROUTE 115 FLOODED IN NUMEROUS
            LOCATIONS BETWEEN ROUTE 116 AND THE NORTH COUNTY LINE.

&&

IZZI

Local storm report, Jul 11, 10:19 PM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1019 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2015

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

1018 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WATSEKA                 40.78N 87.73W
07/11/2015                   IROQUOIS           IL   911 CALL CENTER

            REPORTS OF FLASHING FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY.

&&

KBIRK

Local storm report, Jul 11, 11:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1121 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2015

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

1100 PM     HEAVY RAIN       ENE KENTLAND            40.77N 87.45W
07/11/2015  M3.33 INCH       NEWTON             IN   COCORAHS

            3.33 INCHES OF RAIN IN PAST 2 HOURS. WATER IN
            YARDS...STREETS WITH STREAMS FILLING FAST.

&&

MDB

Local storm report, Jul 12, 12:41 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 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
Jul 11, 8:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois, Livingston	6 hr
Jul 11, 9:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Iroquois	6 hr
Jul 11, 10:49 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	LaSalle	70 hr
Jul 11, 10:52 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Livingston	56 hr
Jul 11, 10:55 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Iroquois, Kankakee	6 days
Jul 11, 10:55 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Iroquois	4 days
Jul 12, 2:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois, Livingston	18 hr
Jul 12, 4:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	Iroquois	16 hr
Jul 12, 2:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more	33 hr

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.