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River Flood Warning 91, NWS Chicago, IL

June 29, 2017Ogle County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Jun 29, 2017, 6:05 AM CDT for Ogle County, Illinois. It took effect at Jun 29, 2017, 2:12 PM CDT. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 29, 2017, 6:05 AM CDT (11:05 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 29, 2017, 2:12 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 30, 2017, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 31 hr
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Ogle County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Rock River at Byron (BYRI2). The gauge peaked at 12.69 ft at Jun 30, 2017, 5:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 10.5 ft
Minor stage: 13 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05440700, 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 Jun 29, 3:35 AM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 3:35 AM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 4:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 29, 1:45 AM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 29, 2:01 AM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 29, 2:03 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 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
Jun 28, 7:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Boone, Winnebago	65 min
Jun 28, 7:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	Winnebago	20 min
Jun 28, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, Kane, McHenry, Ogle, Winnebago	65 min
Jun 28, 8:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Lee and 3 more	8 hr
Jun 28, 8:07 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		3 hr
Jun 28, 8:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	Boone, DeKalb	26 min
Jun 28, 8:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	LOT	Boone, Winnebago	6 hr
Jun 28, 8:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Lake	50 min
Jun 28, 8:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, McHenry	52 min
Jun 28, 9:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Lake, McHenry	6 hr
Jun 28, 10:47 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Boone	3 days
Jun 28, 11:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	DuPage	24 min
Jun 28, 11:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, DuPage	34 min
Jun 28, 11:58 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		92 min
Jun 29, 2:28 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	Boone, Winnebago	15 hr
Jun 29, 4:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Boone	30 hr
Jun 29, 4:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Winnebago	41 hr
Jun 29, 9:25 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Winnebago	59 hr
Jun 29, 9:25 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Winnebago	36 hr
Jun 29, 9:25 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Lee	71 hr
Jun 29, 9:32 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	Winnebago	4 days
Jun 29, 10:02 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Kane, Kendall	36 hr
Jun 29, 10:02 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook	36 hr
Jun 29, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Iroquois	29 min
Jun 29, 6:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Ford	27 min
Jun 29, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Ford	14 min

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.