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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Jan 26, 2019, 11:35 AM CST for Grundy County, Kankakee County, Will County, Illinois. It took effect at Jan 26, 2019, 2:28 PM CST. It was in force for 13 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2019, 11:35 AM CST (17:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2019, 2:28 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2019, 10:31 AM CST
- In force
- 13 days
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Grundy County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Will County, IL
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 near Wilmington (WLMI2). The gauge peaked at 13.17 ft at Feb 5, 2019, 1:00 AM CST.
- Action stage
- 5 ft
- Minor stage
- 6.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 8 ft
- Major stage
- 10 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05527500, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 3:15 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Boone, Lake, McHenry, Winnebago | 24 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:46 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 24 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.