Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Radar Outage Notification 12:40:34.4517766

NOUS63 KLOT 161739
FTMLOT
Message Date: Apr 16 2013 17:39:03KLOT radar is back online.

Flood Statement 10:44:54.3830706

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE FOX RIVER AT ALGONQUIN TAILWATER.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 930 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...FLOOD FORECASTS FOR ALGONQUIN WERE MOVED TO THIS
LOCATION ON JULY 5 2011. GAGE ZERO DATUM IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OLD
GAGE LOCATION. FLOOD AND ACTION STAGES HAVE CHANGED.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 9.8 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE CURRENT FORECAST IS ONLY BASED ON FORECAST RAINFALL THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY AND DOES NOT INCLUDE THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL
TOTALS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.

Radar Outage Notification 10:01:13.3571227

NOUS63 KLOT 161459
FTMLOT
Message Date: Apr 16 2013 14:59:23The KLOT radar is going down for about 2.5 hours for more PM's. KCM

Flood Potential Outlook 05:17:47.1887633

...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
TOWARDS THE LOCAL AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SOME UNCERTAINTY
REMAINS AS TO THE PRECISE PATH THAT THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
TAKE...WHICH WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPLICATION ON WHAT PARTS OF THE
AREA WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS. CONFIDENCE HAS
STEADILY INCREASED IN A HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT IN THIS
TIMEFRAME. THE CURRENT RAINFALL POTENTIAL IS FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
RAIN WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR...IT COULD
PROLONG THE CURRENT FLOODING CONDITIONS AND SEND ADDITIONAL AREA
RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT ARE NEAR BANKFULL INTO FLOOD. A FEW OF THE
STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE SLOWLY OVER THE LOCAL
AREA...LEADING TO ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS EXCEEDING 4 INCHES.
THIS COULD FURTHER EXACERBATE FLOODING CONCERNS. FLASH FLOODING
IS ALSO A CONCERN IN ADDITION TO THE RIVER AND STREAM FLOOD
POTENTIAL.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Flood Statement 20:29:01.7300359

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE FOX RIVER AT ALGONQUIN TAILWATER.
* UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT 730 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...FLOOD FORECASTS FOR ALGONQUIN WERE MOVED TO THIS
LOCATION ON JULY 5 2011. GAGE ZERO DATUM IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OLD
GAGE LOCATION. FLOOD AND ACTION STAGES HAVE CHANGED.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.8 FEET BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER MAY FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY
EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL DURING THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK
MAY SLOW THIS CONSIDERABLY.

Flood Statement 20:22:56.7264223

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE FOX RIVER AT ALGONQUIN TAILWATER.
* UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT 730 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...FLOOD FORECASTS FOR ALGONQUIN WERE MOVED TO THIS
LOCATION ON JULY 5 2011. GAGE ZERO DATUM IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OLD
GAGE LOCATION. FLOOD AND ACTION STAGES HAVE CHANGED.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.8 FEET BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER MAY FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY
EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL DURING THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK
MAY SLOW THIS CONSIDERABLY.

Flood Potential Outlook 15:45:58.5619042

...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ACROSS THE
LOCAL AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WHILE THERE IS STILL
UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT PATH OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WHICH
WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPLICATION ON WHAT PARTS OF THE AREA SEE THE
HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS...CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN A HEAVY
PRECIPITATION EVENT. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
RAINFALL WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WHICH IF ATTAINED COULD SEND
RIVERS ALREADY NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR BANKFULL STAGE INTO AT
LEAST MODERATE FLOOD LEVEL. IN ADDITION...RIVERS CURRENTLY WELL
BELOW FLOOD OR BANKFULL STAGE COULD APPROACH OR EXCEED FLOOD
STAGE. FURTHERMORE...STRONG CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS
SYSTEM...WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCAL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 4
INCHES...EXACERBATING FLOODING CONCERNS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO A
CONCERN IN ADDITION TO THE RIVER AND STREAM FLOOD POTENTIAL.