Flood Warning
NWS Chicago IL ยท US
Details
Flood Warning In Effect Until 715 PM CDT This Evening
- Event
- Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall on the Green River and nearby tributaries.
Where
Lee County in north central Illinois...
When
Until 715 PM CDT Sunday.
Impacts
Area creeks and streams are already elevated, with additional rises possible, especially with any additional rainfall.
Additional details
- At 958 AM CDT, law enforcement and emergency management reported that water from area fields and small creeks continues to flow through Green River basin after heavy rain in the warned area early this morning. Flooding is already occurring, with rises on the Green River possible this afternoon. - Additional rain is expected, with localized amounts up to 0.5 inches possible through this afternoon. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Amboy. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
A Flood Warning means flooding is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons along rivers, creeks, and other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life and property.
Affected areas
- Lee County, IL
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Chicago IL
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~35s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2ZNWYCWAYW8ZG9Q4GTWVM6T
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1573778a6d0328ec822e155acee41b4d3151f0e5.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Chicago IL
- AWIPS ID
- CAPLOT
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.4525
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FLW |
| NationalWeatherService | FAW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLWLOT |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS43 KLOT 201510 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KLOT.FA.W.0022.260920T1510Z-260921T0015Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-20T19:15:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Lee County, IL
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 017103 |
| UGC | ILC103 |
- Polygons
- 41.59,-89.62 41.59,-89.59 41.64,-89.51 41.67,-89.34 41.73,-89.21 41.78,-89.13 41.8,-89.13 41.81,-89.16 41.74,-89.27 41.71,-89.37 41.67,-89.54 41.63,-89.63 41.59,-89.63 41.59,-89.62