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River Flood Warning 98, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Dec 16, 2015, 9:11 AM CST for Lake County, Illinois. It took effect at Dec 18, 2015, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2015, 9:11 AM CST (15:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2015, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2015, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 48 hr
- 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 15:10 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). The gauge peaked at 6.92 ft at Dec 18, 2015, 1:00 PM CST.
- 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 8:33 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Boone | 22 hr |
| Dec 15, 8:33 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Winnebago | 7 days |
| Dec 16, 9:14 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Kane, McHenry | 5 days |
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.