Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 1996, 10:06 PM CDT for Kane County, Kendall County, Illinois. It was in force for 54 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 1996, 10:06 PM CDT (03:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 1996, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Kane County, IL, Kendall County, IL
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:08 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 10:30 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Northwest, IL | |
| Jun 23, 10:33 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Plato Center, IL |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lee, Ogle | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lee, Ogle | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Lee, Ogle | 56 min |
| Jun 24, 1:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 30 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 1996Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1996
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.