Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 1998, 9:10 PM CDT for Ogle County, Illinois. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 1998, 9:10 PM CDT (02:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 1998, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Ogle County, IL
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lee, Ogle | 45 min |
| May 15, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lee, Ogle | 55 min |
| May 15, 9:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Ogle, Winnebago | 50 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.