Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Watches in 2018
Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this flash flood watch at May 12, 2018, 12:34 PM CDT for 8 counties in Illinois; Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at May 12, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 12, 2018, 12:34 PM CDT (17:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 12, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 13, 2018, 3:08 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Flood severity
- None
Counties DeKalb County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kendall County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, Lee County, IL, Ogle County, IL, Lake County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 9:17 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Kane, Kendall, McHenry | 8 days |
| May 12, 9:17 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Kane, Kendall, Will | 7 days |
| May 12, 9:17 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Will | 4 days |
Nearby
Flash Flood Watches in Illinois, 2018Flash Flood Watches in Indiana, 2018Every flash flood watch in 2018
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.