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River Flood Warning 131, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Dec 28, 2017, 2:34 PM CST for Kankakee County, Illinois. It took effect at Dec 28, 2017, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2017, 2:34 PM CST (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2017, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Kankakee County, IL
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 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 Kankakee River at Momence (MOMI2). The gauge peaked at 5.46 ft at Dec 30, 2017, 2:00 PM CST.
- Action stage
- 4.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 6.5 ft
- Major stage
- 9 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05520500, 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 28, 3:07 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 19 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.