Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that resulted in flash flooding across portions of northwest Indiana late on July 8th into July 9th. 32 inches of rain in Morocco, Indiana.
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Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that resulted in flash flooding across portions of northwest Indiana late on July 8th into July 9th. A trained spotter measured 3.32 inches of rain in Morocco, Indiana.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 9, 3:42 AM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 342 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 .SHORT TERM... 338 AM CDT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGES/CONCERNS ARE WITH LINGERING LIGHT SHOWERS THIS MORNING...AND WITH MAX TEMPS TODAY. LATEST RADAR IMAGERY DEPICTING HEAVIEST PRECIP AXIS SHIFTING EAST OF THE CWA AT THIS TIME...WHILE EITHER LIGHT SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE REMAIN ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. WITH DEPARTING LARGE SCALE ASCENT/SURFACE LOW THIS MORNING...EXPECT THIS REMAINING PRECIP TO SLOWLY EXIT BY MID MORNING. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL GENERALLY OCCURRED WITHIN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA OVERNIGHT AND WHILE THERE IS FLOODING ONGOING ACROSS A PORTIONS OF THOSE AREAS...HAVE DECIDED TO CANCEL THE WATCH WITH THE MORNING FORECAST ISSUANCE. CANCELLED BASED ON HEAVY RAIN NO LONGER EXPECTED AND WITH THE AREAS THAT WERE IN THE WATCH NOW EITHER IN A FLOOD OR FLASH FLOOD WARNING. PATCHY FOG WILL CONTINUE TO BE PRESENT ACROSS THE CWA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BUT WITH STEADY WINDS AND CLOUD COVER IN PLACE...DONT ANTICIPATE VIS TO FALL MUCH FURTHER THAN THE 2 TO 4 MILES WHICH ARE OCCURRING NOW. LINGERING CLOUD COVER TODAY AND WEAK CAA WILL ALLOW FOR ANOTHER COOL DAY. HAVE LOWERED MAX TEMPS TODAY WITH LOW TO MID 70S EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS...AND AROUND 70 NEAR THE LAKE. MODELS CONTINUE TO COME IN DRIER THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK...HAVE REMOVED POPS ON FRIDAY...AND BUMPED UP MAX TEMPS. HAVE EVEN LOWERED POPS FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONFINED THE HIGHEST POPS ACROSS THE WESTERN CWA AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...ITS POSSIBLE THAT MOST LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN DRY EVEN FRIDAY NIGHT. RODRIGUEZ && .LONG TERM... 338 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... WARM/MOIST PUSH APPEARS TO REALLY GET GOING SATURDAY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND...WITH MORE SUMMER LIKE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. MODELS DO VARY WITH REGARDS TO THUNDERSTORM CHANCES...ALTHOUGH...THE PERIOD APPEARS TO CONTINUE TO BE ACTIVE. THERE IS THUNDERSTORM CHANCES DURING THE DAY SATURDAY BUT WILL BE PARTLY DRIVEN BY WHERE LIFTING WARM FRONT IS SITUATED...WITH MODELS STRUGGLING WITH AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...GUIDANCE IS HINTING AT A BETTER POSSIBILITY FOR MORE ORGANIZED DEVELOPMENT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. STILL UNCERTAINTY PRESENT...BUT A POSSIBLE SCENARIO WILL BE FOR MCS DEVELOPMENT TO THE WEST/NORTHWEST SHIFTING ACROSS THE CWA DURING THIS TIME. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR... DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WOULD BE POSSIBLE. ONCE AGAIN...STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY...BUT SYNOPTIC SETUP WITH INCREASING MOISTURE/INSTABILITY WOULD SUPPORT THIS POSSIBILITY AT THIS TIME. RODRIGUEZ && .AVIATION... //ORD AND MDW CONCERNS...UPDATED 09Z... * PERIODS OF DRIZZLE THROUGH JUST AFTER DAYBREAK...WITH LIFR VIS IN FOG AND LIGHT RAIN. * LIFR CIGS/VIS BECOMING IFR MVFR DURING THE EARLY MORNING RUSH. KMD //DISCUSSION...UPDATED 06Z... MAIN BATCH OF HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDER IS HEADING SOUTH AND EAST OF THE TERMINALS. APPEARS THERE WILL BE SOME LINGERING BANDS OF RAIN OVER THE TERMINALS IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA ON THE BACK SIDE OF LOW PRESSURE WHICH WILL QUICKLY TRACK FROM ITS CURRENT CENTER NEAR KCMI (CHAMPAIGN) NORTHEASTWARD. WINDS WILL BACK TO NORTHERLY AND INCREASE ABOVE 10 KT FOR A PERIOD LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY...THEN CONTINUE TO BACK TO NORTHWESTERLY AND DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. RAIN BANDS SHOULD LAREGLY EXIT THE AREA AFTER 13-14Z. LIFR CONDITIONS WILL GIVE WAY TO IFR OVERNIGHT...THEN QUICKLY LIFT BACK TO VFR SOMETIME MID MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SHIFT OVER NORTH CENTRAL LAKE MICHIGAN...WHICH WILL ALLOW WINDS TO TURN BACK TO NORTHEAST AND EVENTUALLY EASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH MOST GUIDANCE KEEPING WINDS BELOW 10 KT. KMD //ORD AND MDW CONFIDENCE...UPDATED 09Z... * HIGH WITH WINDS. * HIGH ON LIFR LIFTING TO IFR TOWARDS DAYBREAK...THOUGH MEDIUM ON TRANSITION TIMES TO IFR...BRIEF MVFR...THEN VFR. KMD //OUTLOOK FOR ORD/MDW FOR 12Z FRIDAY-12Z WEDNESDAY...UPDATED 00Z... FRIDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE SHRA/TSRA FRIDAY NIGHT AND AND ASSOCIATED VSBY IMPACTS. MAINLY VFR CIGS. SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PERIODIC CHANCES FOR SHRA/TSRA AND ASSOCIATED VSBY IMPACTS. MAINLY VFR CIGS. KJB && .MARINE... 200 AM CDT LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF LAKE MICHIGAN WILL QUICKLY MOVE NORTHEAST TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY...THEN OFF TO THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE IN RESPONSE WITH 15 TO 20 KT EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE TO START THE DAY BEFORE RELAXING THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE LAKE THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH ENOUGH FOR LAKE BREEZES. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW INCREASES STARTING OVER THE NORTH HALF OF THE LAKE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS THE RIDGE SHIFTS EAST OF LAKE MICHIGAN. LOW PRESSURE ENTERS THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY ALLOWING WINDS TO TAKE ON A SE COMPONENT. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL OUT OVER THE GREAT LAKES OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING PERIODIC CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO NEXT WEEK. KMD && .LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...NONE. IN...NONE. LM...NONE. && VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE) FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 436 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 100945- WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE- DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON- IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- 436 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS...SUGAR CREEK...KANKAKEE...AND IROQUOIS RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD...OR RISE INTO FLOOD STAGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE ARE PERIODIC CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS...SUGAR CREEK...KANKAKEE...AND IROQUOIS RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD...OR RISE INTO FLOOD STAGE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT. && LMZ740>745-100945- WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 436 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE ARE PERIODIC CHANCES FOR STORMS SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. && LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-100945- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 436 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE ARE PERIODIC CHANCES FOR STORMS SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE LAKE. && RODRIGUEZ VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE) FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:27 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A foot of flowing water was reported on Route 55 near 650N. A car was pushed off the road into a field.
County Road 700W was flooded and closed between Division Street and 100S.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, July 2015
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 595702, 595704.