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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Chicago, IL

April 10, 2015Lake County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Apr 10, 2015, 10:52 AM CDT for Lake County, Illinois. It took effect at Apr 10, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 10, 2015, 10:52 AM CDT (15:52 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 10, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 14, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Lake County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:55 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 Des Plaines River near Russell (RUSI2).

Action stage: 6.5 ft
Minor stage: 7 ft
Moderate stage: 9 ft
Major stage: 10 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05527800, 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 Apr 10, 9:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 9:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 10:08 AM CDT, 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1008 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
111515-
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-
1008 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

GUSTY WEST WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH THROUGH MIDDAY WILL DIMINISH
THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SUNDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

LMZ740>745-111515-
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-
1008 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

GALE FORCE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON BUT
WAVES AND WINDS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-111515-
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-
1008 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

GALE FORCE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY ON THE

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON LAKE MICHIGAN SUNDAY
NIGHT...AND AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 10, 5:42 AM CDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
542 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

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

0623 PM     HAIL             2 SE DIXON              41.83N 89.45W
04/09/2015  M1.00 INCH       LEE                IL   AMATEUR RADIO

0628 PM     HAIL             2 SE DIXON              41.83N 89.45W
04/09/2015  M1.75 INCH       LEE                IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            HAIL NOW TO GOLF BALL SIZE.

0629 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 SE ROCKFORD AIRPORT   42.18N 89.07W
04/09/2015                   WINNEBAGO          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED BY SPOTTER AND THE OBSERVER AT THE AIRPORT.
            LOCATION ESTIMATED.

0632 PM     HAIL             1 N FRANKLIN GROVE      41.86N 89.30W
04/09/2015  M1.75 INCH       LEE                IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DAYSDILLE ROAD AND NAYLOR

0636 PM     HAIL             1 N FRANKLIN GROVE      41.86N 89.30W
04/09/2015  M1.75 INCH       LEE                IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0638 PM     HAIL             5 N FRANKLIN GROVE      41.91N 89.30W
04/09/2015  E1.75 INCH       OGLE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0640 PM     TORNADO          2 NE FRANKLIN GROVE     41.86N 89.27W
04/09/2015                   LEE                IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VIEWED FROM I-88. DEBRIS SEEN.

0640 PM     TORNADO          1 E CHERRY VALLEY       42.24N 88.94W
04/09/2015                   WINNEBAGO          IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            RT 20 AND WHEELER ROAD. PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED VIA BOONE
            COUNTY SHERIFF.

0640 PM     TORNADO          ASHTON                  41.87N 89.22W
04/09/2015                   LEE                IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORT OF DAMAGE AND INJURIES AT THE KRAFT FOOD WAREHOUSE
            NEAR ASHTON. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0643 PM     TORNADO          5 SE ASHTON             41.82N 89.15W
04/09/2015                   LEE                IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNARDO REPORTED DOING DAMAGE NEAR ASHTON. RELAYED BY
            DVN

0643 PM     TORNADO          CHERRY VALLEY           42.24N 88.96W
04/09/2015                   WINNEBAGO          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CONFIRMED.

0645 PM     HAIL             2 E MOUNT MORRIS        42.05N 89.39W
04/09/2015  M1.75 INCH       OGLE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0645 PM     HAIL             HOFFMAN ESTATES         42.06N 88.14W
04/09/2015  E1.00 INCH       COOK               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT INTERSECTION OF WESTBURY AND BAYSIDE. HEAVY RAIN.

0650 PM     HAIL             HUNTLEY                 42.17N 88.42W
04/09/2015  E1.00 INCH       MCHENRY            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT INTERSECTION OF DUNDEE RD AND HALIGHUS.

0656 PM     HAIL             LAKE IN THE HILLS       42.19N 88.32W
04/09/2015  E0.88 INCH       MCHENRY            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL

0658 PM     HAIL             CRYSTAL LAKE            42.23N 88.33W
04/09/2015  E0.88 INCH       MCHENRY            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0702 PM     TORNADO          5 N HILLCREST           42.02N 89.07W
04/09/2015                   OGLE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL REPORTS OF A LARGE WEDGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND.

0704 PM     HAIL             CAPRON                  42.40N 88.74W
04/09/2015  E0.75 INCH       BOONE              IL   COCORAHS

0710 PM     TORNADO          4 W KIRKLAND            42.09N 88.93W
04/09/2015                   DE KALB            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOUCHDOWN BETWEEN MONROE CENTER AND FAIRDALE NEAR OGLE
            DEKALB COUNTY LINE. DAMAGE REPORTED.

0715 PM     TORNADO          4 NW KIRKLAND           42.13N 88.91W
04/09/2015                   DE KALB            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TIME BASED ON RADAR. DAMAGE TO HOUSES AND LARGE TREES
            UPROOTED.

0725 PM     HAIL             CHERRY VALLEY           42.24N 88.96W
04/09/2015  E1.75 INCH       WINNEBAGO          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT US20 AND NELL RD.

0734 PM     TORNADO          BELVIDERE               42.25N 88.85W
04/09/2015                   BOONE              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE NEAR BELVIDERE. TIME BASED ON
            RADAR.

0735 PM     TORNADO          1 S HARVARD             42.41N 88.62W
04/09/2015                   MCHENRY            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            IL23 AND STREIT ST. DEBRIS - SHEET METAL AND SIDING.

0735 PM     TORNADO          1 S HARVARD             42.41N 88.62W
04/09/2015                   MCHENRY            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            IL23 AND STREIT ST. DEBRIS-SHEET METAL AND SIDING.

0740 PM     TORNADO          1 W MARENGO             42.25N 88.62W
04/09/2015                   MCHENRY            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROUTE 20 AND JOHNSON ROAD. BETWEEN MARENGO AND GARDEN
            PRAIRIE

0808 PM     HAIL             1 NE UNION              42.24N 88.53W
04/09/2015  E1.00 INCH       MCHENRY            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALONG IL-176.

0815 PM     HAIL             WOODSTOCK               42.31N 88.44W
04/09/2015  E1.00 INCH       MCHENRY            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL

0815 PM     HAIL             MCHENRY                 42.34N 88.29W
04/09/2015  E1.00 INCH       MCHENRY            IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            BULL VALLEY RD AND GREEN STREET.

0815 PM     TSTM WND GST     LOSTANT                 41.14N 89.06W
04/09/2015  M70.00 MPH       LA SALLE           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0815 PM     HAIL             2 S LOSTANT             41.11N 89.06W
04/09/2015  E1.00 INCH       LA SALLE           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEAR IL-18 AND I39.

0817 PM     HAIL             WOODSTOCK               42.31N 88.44W
04/09/2015  E1.00 INCH       MCHENRY            IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TROOP ST AND KISHWAUKEE.

0827 PM     HAIL             MCHENRY                 42.34N 88.29W
04/09/2015  E1.00 INCH       MCHENRY            IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            DARKMOR AND CRYSTAL LAKE RD.

0828 PM     HAIL             WOODSTOCK               42.31N 88.44W
04/09/2015  M1.00 INCH       MCHENRY            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FLEMING ROAD AND BULL VALLEY ROAD.

0830 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 SSE BEACH PARK        42.34N 87.81W
04/09/2015  M91.00 MPH       LMZ740             IL   C-MAN STATION

            MEASURED AT WAUKEGAN HARBOR.

0923 PM     HAIL             CHANNAHON               41.43N 88.22W
04/09/2015  E1.00 INCH       WILL               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0930 PM     FLOOD            1 W BEACH PARK          42.42N 87.88W
04/09/2015                   LAKE               IL   COCORAHS

            0.89 IN LAST 40 MINUTES. STORM TOTAL FROM LAST NIGHT TO
            TONIGHT IS 3.10 INCHES. SOME ROAD WAYS FLOODED AND ROAD
            SHOULDERS WASHED OUT.

0943 PM     HAIL             PAXTON                  40.46N 88.10W
04/09/2015  E1.00 INCH       FORD               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&
THIS IS A SUMMARY OF ALL THE STORM AND FLOODING REPORTS FROM THURSDAY
EVENING...9 APRIL 2015...THAT WERE RECEIVED BY NWS CHICAGO AS OF
EARLY FRIDAY.

LENNING

The office that day

Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 9, 7:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	Boone, Ogle, Winnebago	40 min
Apr 9, 7:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, McHenry	29 min
Apr 9, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Lee, Ogle	26 min
Apr 9, 7:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	McHenry	26 min
Apr 9, 7:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Boone, McHenry, Ogle, Winnebago	3 hr
Apr 9, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Ogle, Winnebago	24 min
Apr 9, 7:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	LOT	McHenry	49 min
Apr 9, 7:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	LaSalle	39 min
Apr 9, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, Kane, McHenry, Ogle, Winnebago	37 min
Apr 9, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	McHenry	55 min
Apr 9, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	LaSalle	24 min
Apr 9, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Lake	24 min
Apr 9, 8:26 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		94 min
Apr 9, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle, Will	35 min
Apr 9, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Kendall, Will	32 min
Apr 9, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, Will	37 min
Apr 9, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Will	35 min
Apr 9, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		116 min
Apr 9, 9:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois	35 min
Apr 9, 10:27 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more	6 hr
Apr 10, 9:06 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Boone	36 hr
Apr 10, 11:19 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook	3 days
Apr 10, 11:19 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook	36 hr
Apr 10, 11:39 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Lake	36 hr
Apr 10, 11:50 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Kane, Kendall	5 days
Apr 10, 12:17 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	Kane, McHenry	5 days
Apr 10, 2:17 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more	5 hr

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.