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Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Chicago, IL

September 17, 2023Cook County, Illinois; Lake County, Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this flash flood warning at Sep 17, 2023, 10:07 AM CDT for Cook County, Illinois; Lake County, Indiana. It was in force for 7 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
Sep 17, 2023, 10:07 AM CDT (15:07 UTC)
Expired
Sep 17, 2023, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cook County, IL, Lake County, IN

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:05 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 16, 7:16 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTLee3 hr
Sep 16, 8:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTWinnebago3 hr
Sep 16, 8:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTWinnebago62 min
Sep 17, 3:54 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOT29 hr
Sep 17, 3:55 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementLOTCook, Lake29 hr
Sep 17, 6:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTCook3 hr
Sep 17, 7:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTCook, DuPage5 hr
Sep 17, 7:30 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT90 min
Sep 17, 8:11 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT49 min
Sep 17, 8:53 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT2 hr
Sep 17, 10:50 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLOTCook3 hr
Sep 17, 12:35 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT115 min
Sep 17, 4:57 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLOTCook16 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2023Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2023Every flash flood warning in 2023

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.