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River Flood Warning 61, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at May 31, 2018, 3:16 AM CDT for Kane County, Kendall County, Illinois. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2018, 3:16 AM CDT (08:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2018, 3:28 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
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 08:21 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 Fox River at Montgomery (MNGI2). The gauge peaked at 13.03 ft at May 31, 2018, 6:00 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 30, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 47 min |
| May 30, 8:00 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Kane, Kendall | 17 hr |
| May 31, 12:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | DuPage | 6 hr |
| May 31, 3:00 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 55 hr | |
| May 31, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Will | 33 min |
| May 31, 2:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Grundy | 33 min |
| May 31, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 34 min | |
| May 31, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Will | 16 min |
| May 31, 3:24 PM CDT | Beach Hazards Statement | LOT | Lake | 43 hr |
| May 31, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ford | 14 min |
| May 30, 9:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Newton | 38 min |
| May 31, 2:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lake | 27 min |
| May 31, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Newton | 23 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.