Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Warnings in 2022

Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Chicago, IL

August 7, 2022Cook County, Will County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this flash flood warning at Aug 7, 2022, 11:54 AM CDT for Cook County, Will County, Illinois. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 7, 2022, 11:54 AM CDT (16:54 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2022, 3:00 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cook County, IL, Will County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:55 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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Aug 7, 6:38 AM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 6:38 AM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 11:40 AM CDT, 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
1140 AM CDT Sun Aug 7 2022

ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-081645-
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-
La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-
Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
1140 AM CDT Sun Aug 7 2022 /1240 PM EDT Sun Aug 7 2022/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central
Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Elevated Thunderstorm Risk.
  Significant Flooding Risk.

DISCUSSION...

Widespread rain and embedded thunderstorms will ease in coverage
early this afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are
expected the remainder of the afternoon into early evening,
before potentially an increase in coverage again for the rest
of tonight. Thunderstorms will be capable of producing torrential
rainfall, which could result in flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Monday...
  Elevated Flooding Risk in the morning.
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Tuesday...
  High Swim Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

  Moving toward east or southeast at 15 to 25 mph.

LMZ740>745-081645-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
1140 AM CDT Sun Aug 7 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois
nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore
waters of Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Monday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Monday night and Tuesday...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.

MTF

Visit us at www.weather.gov/chicago

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube at:
www.facebook.com/nwschicago
www.twitter.com/nwschicago
www.youtube.com/nwschicago

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 7, 8:53 AM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
853 AM CDT SUN AUG 7 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NW MACHESNEY PARK     42.38N 89.09W
08/07/2022  M3.40 INCH       WINNEBAGO          IL   MESONET

            STORM TOTAL PRECIP SINCE 12AM AND STILL
            RAINING. VIA PERSONAL WEATHER STATION.

&&

PETR
Local storm report, Aug 7, 9:13 AM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Aug 7, 9:19 AM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 2:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT2 hr
Aug 7, 2:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTMcHenry45 min
Aug 7, 3:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTOgle, Winnebago3 hr
Aug 7, 5:02 AM CDTFlood WatchLOTBoone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake and 4 more29 hr
Aug 7, 6:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTBoone, Lee, Ogle, Winnebago4 hr
Aug 7, 9:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTDeKalb, LaSalle95 min
Aug 7, 10:59 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTDeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle3 hr
Aug 7, 11:23 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTCook, Will2 hr
Aug 7, 12:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTKankakee43 min
Aug 7, 3:37 PM CDTBeach Hazards StatementLOTCook, Lake48 hr
Aug 7, 3:41 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOT42 hr
Aug 7, 12:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTJasper, Porter51 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2022Every flash flood warning in 2022

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.