Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 27, 1990, 4:44 PM CST for Kankakee County, Will County, Illinois. It was in force for 61 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 27, 1990, 4:44 PM CST (22:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 1990, 5:45 PM CST
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Kankakee County, IL, Will County, IL
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 3:21 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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ILZ001-002-272230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCKFORD IL 328 PM CST TUE NOV 22 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 9 PM... AT 3 25 PM CST...RADAR WAS INDICATING THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS COVERING MUCH OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM JUST SOUTH OF ROCHELLE TO LA SALLE ILLINOIS...OR ABOUT 20 TO 35 MILES SOUTH OF ROCKFORD. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES COULD DEVELOP AT ANY TIME... ESPECIALLY NEAR TO AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ROCKFORD TO DIXON. EVERYONE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THEATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ATTN ISP DIST: 1...2...16. SANDERS ...RESEND...NO CHANGES...
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 4:13 PM CST, 31 minutes before
ILZALL-280000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 4 10 PM CST TUE NOV 27 1990 AT 4 00 PM CST A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR AURORA TO ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF MORRIS TO ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF PONTIAC. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ABOUT 40 MILES WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN CHICAGO. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST AROUND 30 MPH. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND VISIBILITIES BRIEFLY NEAR ZERO IS LIKELY WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA BY 6 PM THIS EVENING. MORRISON
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 4:17 PM CST, 27 minutes before
ILZ001-002-272330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCKFORD IL 416 PM CST TUE NOV 22 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 9 PM... AT 4 15 PM CST...RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVING JUST ABOUT ALL OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS REPORTED SO FAR AS OF 4 15 PM. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER TO DEVELOP AT ANY TIME HOWEVER...ESPECIALLY NEAR TO AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ROCKFORD TO DIXON. EVERYONE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA THEREFORE...SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THEATENING WEATHER AND SHOULD LISTEN FOR LATER S!TATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ATTN ISP DIST: 1...2...16. SANDERS
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 4:44 PM CST, 0 minutes before
ILZ001-002-272330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCKFORD IL 444 PM CST TUE NOV 27 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 9 PM... AT 4 43 PM CST...RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE HEAVY RAINSHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MOST OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SO FAR... NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS OF 4 43 PM. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER TO DEVELOP AT ANY TIME HOWEVER...ESPECIALLY NEAR TO AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ROCKFORD TO DIXON. EVERYONE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA THEREFORE...SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THEATENING WEATHER AND SHOULD LISTEN FOOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ATTN ISP DIST: 1...2...16. SANDERS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 3:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle | 46 min |
| Nov 27, 3:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kane | 51 min |
| Nov 27, 3:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Livingston | 51 min |
| Nov 27, 4:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Will | 35 min |
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.