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River Flood Warning 121, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Oct 6, 2018, 9:24 AM CDT for Lake County, Illinois. It took effect at Oct 6, 2018, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2018, 9:24 AM CDT (14:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 6, 2018, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2018, 5:28 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 days
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Lake County, IL
The river
Written for the forecast point Des Plaines River near Russell (RUSI2). The gauge peaked at 8.50 ft at Oct 9, 2018, 1:00 PM CDT.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lee | 32 min |
| Oct 5, 7:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kendall | 43 min |
| Oct 5, 8:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lee | 35 min |
| Oct 5, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | DeKalb | 34 min |
| Oct 5, 9:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Kane, Kendall | 10 days |
| Oct 5, 9:11 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Cook | 7 days |
| Oct 5, 9:11 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Will | 23 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Boone, Ogle, Winnebago | 3 hr |
| Oct 6, 5:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 29 min |
| Oct 6, 9:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Lee | 5 days |
| Oct 6, 9:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Lake | 9 days |
| Oct 6, 9:42 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Lake | 7 days |
| Oct 6, 12:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston | 56 min |
| Oct 6, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Iroquois, Kankakee | 22 min |
| Oct 6, 1:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Iroquois | 52 min |
| Oct 6, 3:00 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 36 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.