Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2000
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this tornado warning at May 18, 2000, 6:01 PM CDT for Ford County, Livingston County, Illinois. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2000, 6:01 PM CDT (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2000, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
Counties Ford County, IL, Livingston County, IL
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 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.
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 18, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 18, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 82 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 557 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -308 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1218 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 328 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLOT 182303 TORCHI ILC053-105-182345- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 601 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS NORTHERN FORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS * UNTIL 645 PM CDT * AT 601 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 4 MILES WEST OF SAUNEMIN...OR ABOUT 8 MILES EAST OF PONTIAC...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. * SOME LOCATIONS THREATENED THROUGH 645 PM CDT INCLUDE SAUNEMIN CABERY THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE INTO YOUR TORNADO SHELTER NOW! LAT...LON 4080 8861 4079 8814 4100 8816 4098 8861 NNNN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Chicago, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at May 18, 2:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 2:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 250 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2000 UPPERR/SURFACE LOW OVER EASTERN IOWA AND SURFACE WARM FRONT EAST-SOUTHEAST THROUGH LASALLE COUNTY TO KANKAKEE COUNTY FORMING FOCUS OF POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING. COLDER AIR IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS NORTH OF FRONT SHOULD PROTECT THE AREA FROM THE WORST. ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS AREA WITH A LOT OF HAIL HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE AT LEAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SEVERE WEATHER HAS SLOWED THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT MUCH PAST THIS EVENING. .CHI...NONE SOMREK
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 18, 2:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
248 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1140 AM STREAMWOOD IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1140 AM CAROL STREAM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1145 AM WOOD DALE IL 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER AT THORNDALE
AND WOOD DALE ROADS
1145 AM 1 N WOODSTOCK IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
1145 AM ITASCA IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1147 AM BLOOMINGDALE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
1157 AM MORTON GROVE IL 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1200 PM DE KALB IL .88 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1200 PM NILES IL 2.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1202 PM DE KALB IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER AT NIU
1205 PM DES PLAINES IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1210 PM DIXON IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LEE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1243 PM 1 E ALGONQUIN IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER 1 MILE NORTH OF
ROUTES 25 AND 62.
1245 PM BARRINGTON HILLS IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
1252 PM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 BOONE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.
1257 PM 2 E LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE VEHICLES DAMAGED
QUENTIN ROAD AND ROUTE
22 REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
1258 PM LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0100 PM LIBERTYVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0105 PM 3 NE VERNON HILLS IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 21
AND 60.
0105 PM 5 E OREGON IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0110 PM 3 E MARENGO IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0114 PM 2 N LAKE FOREST IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT WELSEY
AND ROUTE 41.
0115 PM DAVIS JCT IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0121 PM 2 SE WOODSTOCK IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0126 PM POLO IL 2 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0130 PM 1 S HOLIDAY HILLS IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0130 PM MC HENRY IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT 1MILE EAST
OF ROUTE 31.
0133 PM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 BOONE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.
0133 PM MC HENRY IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY AT STRATTON LOCK AND DAM
0134 PM 9 NW KIRKLAND IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0143 PM PRAIRIE GROVE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0144 PM WOODSTOCK IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 14
AND 47.
0146 PM OREGON IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0155 PM GRAYSLAKE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0200 PM LIBERTYVILLE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0205 PM STILLMAN VLY IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL ON
ROUTE 72.
0211 PM MUNDELEIN IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0215 PM NORTH CHICAGO IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0240 PM FAIRDALE 4 IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.Local storm report, May 18, 4:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
408 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1140 AM STREAMWOOD IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1140 AM CAROL STREAM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1145 AM WOOD DALE IL 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER AT THORNDALE
AND WOOD DALE ROADS
1145 AM 1 N WOODSTOCK IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
1145 AM ITASCA IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1147 AM BLOOMINGDALE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
1157 AM MORTON GROVE IL 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1200 PM DE KALB IL .88 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1200 PM NILES IL 2.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1202 PM DE KALB IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER AT NIU
1205 PM DES PLAINES IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1210 PM DIXON IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LEE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1243 PM 1 E ALGONQUIN IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER 1 MILE NORTH OF
ROUTES 25 AND 62.
1245 PM BARRINGTON HILLS IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
1252 PM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 BOONE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.
1257 PM 2 E LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE VEHICLES DAMAGED
QUENTIN ROAD AND ROUTE
22 REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
1258 PM LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0100 PM LIBERTYVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0105 PM 3 NE VERNON HILLS IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 21
AND 60.
0105 PM 5 E OREGON IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0110 PM 3 E MARENGO IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0114 PM 2 N LAKE FOREST IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT WELSEY
AND ROUTE 41.
0115 PM DAVIS JCT IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0121 PM 2 SE WOODSTOCK IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0126 PM POLO IL 2 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0130 PM 1 S HOLIDAY HILLS IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0130 PM MC HENRY IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT 1MILE EAST
OF ROUTE 31.
0133 PM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 BOONE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.
0133 PM MC HENRY IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY AT STRATTON LOCK AND DAM
0134 PM 9 NW KIRKLAND IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0143 PM PRAIRIE GROVE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0144 PM WOODSTOCK IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 14
AND 47.
0146 PM OREGON IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0155 PM GRAYSLAKE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0200 PM LIBERTYVILLE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0205 PM STILLMAN VLY IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL ON
ROUTE 72.
0211 PM MUNDELEIN IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0215 PM NORTH CHICAGO IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0240 PM FAIRDALE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0319 PM CARPENTERSVILLE IL 73 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 KANE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0319 PM 5 W CARPENTERSVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 KANE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT ON HUNTLEY
ROAD.
0328 PM CRYSTAL LAKE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0338 PM ARLINGTON HGTS IL 75 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY RETIRED NWS
EMPLOYEE. ALSO REPORTED
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE.
0342 PM WHEELING IL 84 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK MEASURED AT PAULWAUKEE
AIRPORT (PWK).
0342 PM WHEELING IL 70 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0343 PM LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 22
AND 12.
0347 PM ARLINGTON HGTS IL 66 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK MEASURED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0349 PM 2 WSW DEERFIELD IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 LAKE CANOPY AT DEERFIELD
TOLL PLAZA (I-294/I-94
k JUNCTION) BLOWN OFF.
REPORTED BY ILLINOIS
STATE POLICEL.Local storm report, May 18, 4:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
417 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1140 AM STREAMWOOD IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1140 AM CAROL STREAM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1145 AM WOOD DALE IL 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER AT THORNDALE
AND WOOD DALE ROADS
1145 AM 1 N WOODSTOCK IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
1145 AM ITASCA IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1147 AM BLOOMINGDALE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
1157 AM MORTON GROVE IL 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1200 PM DE KALB IL .88 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1200 PM NILES IL 2.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1202 PM DE KALB IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER AT NIU
1205 PM DES PLAINES IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1210 PM DIXON IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LEE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1243 PM 1 E ALGONQUIN IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER 1 MILE NORTH OF
ROUTES 25 AND 62.
1245 PM BARRINGTON HILLS IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
1252 PM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 BOONE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.
1257 PM 2 E LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE VEHICLES DAMAGED
QUENTIN ROAD AND ROUTE
22 REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
1258 PM LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0100 PM LIBERTYVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0105 PM 3 NE VERNON HILLS IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 21
AND 60.
0105 PM 5 E OREGON IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0110 PM 3 E MARENGO IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0114 PM 2 N LAKE FOREST IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT WELSEY
AND ROUTE 41.
0115 PM DAVIS JCT IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0121 PM 2 SE WOODSTOCK IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0126 PM POLO IL 2 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0130 PM 1 S HOLIDAY HILLS IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0130 PM MC HENRY IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT 1MILE EAST
OF ROUTE 31.
0133 PM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 BOONE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.
0133 PM MC HENRY IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY AT STRATTON LOCK AND DAM
0134 PM 9 NW KIRKLAND IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0143 PM PRAIRIE GROVE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0144 PM WOODSTOCK IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 14
AND 47.
0146 PM OREGON IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0155 PM GRAYSLAKE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0200 PM LIBERTYVILLE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0205 PM STILLMAN VLY IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL ON
ROUTE 72.
0211 PM MUNDELEIN IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0215 PM NORTH CHICAGO IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0240 PM FAIRDALE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0315 PM CARY IL 1.25 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0319 PM 5 W CARPENTERSVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 KANE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT ON HUNTLEY
ROAD.
0319 PM CARPENTERSVILLE IL 73 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 KANE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0328 PM CRYSTAL LAKE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0338 PM ARLINGTON HGTS IL 75 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY RETIRED NWS
EMPLOYEE. ALSO REPORTED
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE.
0342 PM WHEELING IL 70 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0342 PM WHEELING IL 84 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK MEASURED AT PAULWAUKEE
AIRPORT (PWK).
0343 PM LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 22
AND 12.
0347 PM ARLINGTON HGTS IL 66 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK MEASURED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0349 PM 2 WSW DEERFIELD IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 LAKE CANOPY AT DEERFIELD
TOLL PLAZA (I-294/I-94
JUNCTION) BLOWN OFF.
REPORTED BY ILLINOIS
STATE POLICE.
0350 PM PALATINE IL TORNADO
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0400 PM DIXON IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 LEE TREE BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY COUNTY
SHERIFF.Local storm report, May 18, 5:01 PM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
501 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1140 AM STREAMWOOD IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1140 AM CAROL STREAM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1145 AM WOOD DALE IL 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER AT THORNDALE
AND WOOD DALE ROADS
1145 AM 1 N WOODSTOCK IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
1145 AM ITASCA IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1147 AM BLOOMINGDALE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
1157 AM MORTON GROVE IL 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1200 PM DE KALB IL .88 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1200 PM NILES IL 2.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1202 PM DE KALB IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER AT NIU
1205 PM DES PLAINES IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1210 PM DIXON IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LEE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1243 PM 1 E ALGONQUIN IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER 1 MILE NORTH OF
ROUTES 25 AND 62.
1245 PM BARRINGTON HILLS IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
1252 PM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 BOONE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.
1257 PM 2 E LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE VEHICLES DAMAGED
QUENTIN ROAD AND ROUTE
22 REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
1258 PM LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0100 PM LIBERTYVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0105 PM 3 NE VERNON HILLS IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 21
AND 60.
0105 PM 5 E OREGON IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0110 PM 3 E MARENGO IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0114 PM 2 N LAKE FOREST IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT WELSEY
AND ROUTE 41.
0115 PM DAVIS JCT IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0121 PM 2 SE WOODSTOCK IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0126 PM POLO IL 2 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0130 PM 1 S HOLIDAY HILLS IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0130 PM MC HENRY IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT 1MILE EAST
OF ROUTE 31.
0133 PM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 BOONE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.
0133 PM MC HENRY IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY AT STRATTON LOCK AND DAM
0134 PM 9 NW KIRKLAND IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0143 PM PRAIRIE GROVE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0144 PM WOODSTOCK IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 14
AND 47.
0146 PM OREGON IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0155 PM GRAYSLAKE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0200 PM LIBERTYVILLE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0205 PM STILLMAN VLY IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL ON
ROUTE 72.
0211 PM MUNDELEIN IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0215 PM NORTH CHICAGO IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0240 PM FAIRDALE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0310 PM HAMPSHIRE IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 KANE POWER LINES AND TREES
DOWN. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0315 PM CARY IL 1.25 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0315 PM PINGREE GROVE IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 KANE BARN COLLAPSED.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0319 PM 5 W CARPENTERSVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 KANE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT ON HUNTLEY
ROAD.
0319 PM CARPENTERSVILLE IL 73 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 KANE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0320 PM SLEEPY HOLLOW IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 KANE TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0320 PM ELGIN IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 KANE TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0328 PM CRYSTAL LAKE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0328 PM MENDOTA IL .88 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LASALLE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0330 PM BUFFALO GROVE IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 LAKE TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER.
0338 PM ARLINGTON HGTS IL 75 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY RETIRED NWS
EMPLOYEE. ALSO REPORTED
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE.
0340 PM HALFDAY IL 1.25 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE HAIL 3 INCHES DEEP ON
GROUND. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0342 PM WHEELING IL 84 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK MEASURED AT PAULWAUKEE
AIRPORT (PWK).
0342 PM WHEELING IL 70 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0343 PM LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 22
AND 12.
0345 PM NORTHBROOK IL 71 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK MEASURED WIND GUST.
TREES DOWN BLOCKING
ROADS. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0345 PM NORTHBROOK IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 COOK TREES DOWN...WINDOWS
BLOWN OUT...TOWER BLOWN
OVER AT ALLSTATE
CAMPUS. REPORTED BY
EX-NWS EMPLOYEE.
0347 PM ARLINGTON HGTS IL 66 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK MEASURED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0349 PM 2 WSW DEERFIELD IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 LAKE CANOPY AT DEERFIELD
TOLL PLAZA (I-294/I-94
JUNCTION) BLOWN OFF.
REPORTED BY ILLINOIS
STATE POLICE.
0350 PM PALATINE IL TORNADO
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0400 PM DIXON IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 LEE TREE BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY COUNTY
SHERIFF.
0430 PM PERU IL TORNADO
05/18/00 LASALLE BRIEF TOUCHDOWN NORTH
OF PERU. REPORTED BY
PUBLIC.Local storm report, May 18, 5:22 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
522 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1140 AM STREAMWOOD IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1140 AM CAROL STREAM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1145 AM WOOD DALE IL 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER AT THORNDALE
AND WOOD DALE ROADS
1145 AM 1 N WOODSTOCK IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
1145 AM ITASCA IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1147 AM BLOOMINGDALE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
1157 AM MORTON GROVE IL 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1200 PM DE KALB IL .88 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1200 PM NILES IL 2.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1202 PM DE KALB IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER AT NIU
1205 PM DES PLAINES IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1210 PM DIXON IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LEE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1243 PM 1 E ALGONQUIN IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER 1 MILE NORTH OF
ROUTES 25 AND 62.
1245 PM BARRINGTON HILLS IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
1252 PM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 BOONE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.
1257 PM 2 E LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE VEHICLES DAMAGED
QUENTIN ROAD AND ROUTE
22 REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
1258 PM LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0100 PM LIBERTYVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0105 PM 3 NE VERNON HILLS IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 21
AND 60.
0105 PM 5 E OREGON IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0110 PM 3 E MARENGO IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0114 PM 2 N LAKE FOREST IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT WELSEY
AND ROUTE 41.
0115 PM DAVIS JCT IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0121 PM 2 SE WOODSTOCK IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0126 PM POLO IL 2 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0130 PM 1 S HOLIDAY HILLS IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0130 PM MC HENRY IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT 1MILE EAST
OF ROUTE 31.
0133 PM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 BOONE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.
0133 PM MC HENRY IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY AT STRATTON LOCK AND DAM
0134 PM 9 NW KIRKLAND IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0143 PM PRAIRIE GROVE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0144 PM WOODSTOCK IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 14
AND 47.
0146 PM OREGON IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0155 PM GRAYSLAKE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0200 PM LIBERTYVILLE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0205 PM STILLMAN VLY IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL ON
ROUTE 72.
0211 PM MUNDELEIN IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0215 PM NORTH CHICAGO IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0240 PM FAIRDALE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0310 PM HAMPSHIRE IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 KANE POWER LINES AND TREES
DOWN. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0315 PM CARY IL 1.25 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0315 PM PINGREE GROVE IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 KANE BARN COLLAPSED.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0319 PM 5 W CARPENTERSVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 KANE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT ON HUNTLEY
ROAD.
0319 PM CARPENTERSVILLE IL 73 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 KANE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0320 PM SLEEPY HOLLOW IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 KANE TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0320 PM ELGIN IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 KANE TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0328 PM CRYSTAL LAKE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0328 PM MENDOTA IL .88 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LASALLE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0330 PM BUFFALO GROVE IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 LAKE TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER.
0338 PM ARLINGTON HGTS IL 75 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY RETIRED NWS
EMPLOYEE. ALSO REPORTED
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE.
0340 PM HALFDAY IL 1.25 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE HAIL 3 INCHES DEEP ON
GROUND. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0342 PM WHEELING IL 84 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK MEASURED AT PAULWAUKEE
AIRPORT (PWK).
0342 PM WHEELING IL 70 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0343 PM LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 22
AND 12.
0345 PM NORTHBROOK IL 71 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK MEASURED WIND GUST.
TREES DOWN BLOCKING
ROADS. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0345 PM NORTHBROOK IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 COOK TREES DOWN...WINDOWS
BLOWN OUT...TOWER BLOWN
OVER AT ALLSTATE
CAMPUS. REPORTED BY
EX-NWS EMPLOYEE.
0347 PM ARLINGTON HGTS IL 66 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK MEASURED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0349 PM 2 WSW DEERFIELD IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 LAKE CANOPY AT DEERFIELD
TOLL PLAZA (I-294/I-94
JUNCTION) BLOWN OFF.
REPORTED BY ILLINOIS
STATE POLICE.
0350 PM PALATINE IL TORNADO
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0400 PM DIXON IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 LEE TREE BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY COUNTY
SHERIFF.
0430 PM PERU IL TORNADO
05/18/00 LASALLE BRIEF TOUCHDOWN NORTH
OF PERU. REPORTED BY
PUBLIC.
0505 PM LOSTANT IL TORNADO
05/18/00 LASALLE TORNADO IN TOWN.
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.Local storm report, May 18, 5:54 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
554 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1140 AM STREAMWOOD IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1140 AM CAROL STREAM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1145 AM WOOD DALE IL 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER AT THORNDALE
AND WOOD DALE ROADS
1145 AM 1 N WOODSTOCK IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
1145 AM ITASCA IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1147 AM BLOOMINGDALE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DUPAGE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
1157 AM MORTON GROVE IL 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1200 PM DE KALB IL .88 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1200 PM NILES IL 2.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1202 PM DE KALB IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER AT NIU
1205 PM DES PLAINES IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1210 PM DIXON IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LEE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1243 PM 1 E ALGONQUIN IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER 1 MILE NORTH OF
ROUTES 25 AND 62.
1245 PM BARRINGTON HILLS IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
1252 PM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 BOONE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.
1257 PM 2 E LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE VEHICLES DAMAGED
QUENTIN ROAD AND ROUTE
22 REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
1258 PM LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0100 PM LIBERTYVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0105 PM 3 NE VERNON HILLS IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 21
AND 60.
0105 PM 5 E OREGON IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0110 PM 3 E MARENGO IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0114 PM 2 N LAKE FOREST IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT WELSEY
AND ROUTE 41.
0115 PM DAVIS JCT IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0121 PM 2 SE WOODSTOCK IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0126 PM POLO IL 2 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0130 PM 1 S HOLIDAY HILLS IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0130 PM MC HENRY IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT 1MILE EAST
OF ROUTE 31.
0133 PM IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 BOONE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY.
0133 PM MC HENRY IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY AT STRATTON LOCK AND DAM
0134 PM 9 NW KIRKLAND IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0143 PM PRAIRIE GROVE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0144 PM WOODSTOCK IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 14
AND 47.
0146 PM OREGON IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0155 PM GRAYSLAKE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0200 PM LIBERTYVILLE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0205 PM STILLMAN VLY IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 OGLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL ON
ROUTE 72.
0211 PM MUNDELEIN IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0215 PM NORTH CHICAGO IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0240 PM FAIRDALE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 DEKALB REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0310 PM HAMPSHIRE IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 KANE POWER LINES AND TREES
DOWN. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0315 PM CARY IL 1.25 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0315 PM PINGREE GROVE IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 KANE BARN COLLAPSED.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0315 PM 6 SE MARENGO IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY LEAVES STRIPPED FROM
TREES. REPORTED BY
PUBLIC.
0319 PM CARPENTERSVILLE IL 73 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 KANE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0319 PM 5 W CARPENTERSVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 KANE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT ON HUNTLEY
ROAD.
0320 PM ELGIN IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 KANE TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0320 PM SLEEPY HOLLOW IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 KANE TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0328 PM MENDOTA IL .88 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LASALLE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0328 PM CRYSTAL LAKE IL 1 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 MCHENRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0330 PM BUFFALO GROVE IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 LAKE TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER.
0330 PM NORTHBROOK IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 COOK NUMEROUS TREES AND
LIMBS DOWN. REPORTED BY
PUBLIC.
0338 PM ARLINGTON HGTS IL 75 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY RETIRED NWS
EMPLOYEE. ALSO REPORTED
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE.
0340 PM HALFDAY IL 1.25 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE HAIL 3 INCHES DEEP ON
GROUND. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0342 PM WHEELING IL 84 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK MEASURED AT PAULWAUKEE
AIRPORT (PWK).
0342 PM WHEELING IL 70 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0343 PM LAKE ZURICH IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT ROUTES 22
AND 12.
0345 PM NORTHBROOK IL 71 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK MEASURED WIND GUST.
TREES DOWN BLOCKING
ROADS. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0345 PM NORTHBROOK IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 COOK TREES DOWN...WINDOWS
BLOWN OUT...TOWER BLOWN
OVER AT ALLSTATE
CAMPUS. REPORTED BY
EX-NWS EMPLOYEE.
0345 PM VERNON HILLS IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LAKE LEAVES STRIPPED FROM
TREES. REPORTED BY
PUBLIC.
0347 PM ARLINGTON HGTS IL 66 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 COOK MEASURED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0349 PM 2 WSW DEERFIELD IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 LAKE CANOPY AT DEERFIELD
TOLL PLAZA (I-294/I-94
JUNCTION) BLOWN OFF.
REPORTED BY ILLINOIS
STATE POLICE.
0350 PM PALATINE IL TORNADO
05/18/00 COOK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0400 PM DIXON IL WIND DAMAGE
05/18/00 LEE TREE BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY COUNTY
SHERIFF.
0430 PM PERU IL TORNADO
05/18/00 LASALLE BRIEF TOUCHDOWN NORTH
OF PERU. REPORTED BY
PUBLIC.
0505 PM LOSTANT IL TORNADO
05/18/00 LASALLE TORNADO IN TOWN.
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0518 PM MILLINGTON IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LASALLE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0520 PM STREATOR IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 LASALLE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0525 PM SANDWICH IL 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/18/00 KENDALL AT SANDWICH AIRPORT.
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0529 PM 3 SW YORKVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 KENDALL REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0550 PM SHOREWOOD IL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/18/00 WILL I-55 AND I-80. REPORTED
BY STATE POLICE.
0550 PM ODELL IL TORNADO
05/18/00 LIVIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 11:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 34 min |
| May 18, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake, McHenry | 31 min |
| May 18, 12:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kane, Ogle | 25 min |
| May 18, 12:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake, McHenry | 41 min |
| May 18, 12:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Boone, Winnebago | 41 min |
| May 18, 12:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lee, Ogle | 40 min |
| May 18, 12:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Boone, Lake, McHenry | 62 min |
| May 18, 2:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake | 58 min |
| May 18, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Ogle, Winnebago | 61 min |
| May 18, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | McHenry | 48 min |
| May 18, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kane | 49 min |
| May 18, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, Lake | 53 min |
| May 18, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lee | 60 min |
| May 18, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 67 min |
| May 18, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kendall | 60 min |
| May 18, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 23 min |
| May 18, 5:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Livingston | 24 min |
| May 18, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Grundy, LaSalle | 31 min |
| May 18, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Will | 57 min |
| May 18, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Livingston | 30 min |
| May 18, 5:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kankakee, Will | 39 min |
| May 18, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Livingston | 32 min |
| May 18, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook | 35 min |
| May 18, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Ford, Livingston | 27 min |
| May 18, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Iroquois, Kankakee | 39 min |
| May 18, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Will | 39 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.