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River Flood Advisory 113, NWS Chicago, IL

May 9, 2017Kane County, Kendall County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood advisory at May 9, 2017, 10:00 AM CDT for Kane County, Kendall County, Illinois. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 9, 2017, 10:00 AM CDT (15:00 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2017, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Kane County, IL, Kendall County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Fox River at Montgomery (MNGI2). The gauge peaked at 13.28 ft at May 11, 2017, 11:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 13.5 ft
Moderate stage: 15 ft
Major stage: 16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05551540, 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
May 8, 8:15 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	Kane, Kendall	4 days
May 9, 9:55 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Iroquois	36 hr
May 9, 10:00 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	LaSalle	36 hr
May 9, 10:39 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	Iroquois	48 hr
May 9, 10:44 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Grundy	36 hr

Nearby

River Flood Advisories in Illinois, 2017 Every river flood advisory in 2017

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.