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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this river flood warning at Feb 22, 2023, 8:29 PM CST for Iroquois County, Illinois; Newton County, Indiana. It took effect at Feb 23, 2023, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 14 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2023, 8:29 PM CST (02:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2023, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2023, 7:46 PM CST
- In force
- 14 days
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Iroquois County, IL, Newton County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:31 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 Iroquois River at Iroquois (IRQI2). The gauge peaked at 20.36 ft at Mar 5, 2023, 7:00 PM CST.
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 25 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05525000, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 10:11 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LOT | Bureau, LaSalle, Putnam | 36 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:19 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 23, 5:55 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | 3 hr | |
| Feb 23, 8:08 AM CST | River Flood Watch | LOT | Iroquois, Kankakee | 26 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:52 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LOT | Newton | 3 days |
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.