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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Chicago, IL

June 4, 2005Jasper County, Porter County, Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2005, 8:28 PM CDT for Jasper County, Porter County, Indiana. It was in force for 17 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: Jun 4, 2005, 8:28 PM CDT (01:28 UTC)
Expired: Jun 4, 2005, 8:45 PM CDT
In force: 17 min
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Jasper County, IN, Porter County, IN

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 287 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2060 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1369 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 219 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.7
Supercell composite: 6.8

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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.

NWS Chicago, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 4, 6:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 6:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 6:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 2:54 PM CDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
254 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-LMZ740>743-042015-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY-BOONE-
COOK-DE KALB-DU PAGE-FORD-GRUNDY-IROQUOIS-KANE-KANKAKEE-KENDALL-
LA SALLE-LAKE-LEE-LIVINGSTON-MCHENRY-OGLE-WILL-WINNEBAGO-
254 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLATION...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 389.

THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WATCH HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE AREA.  THE ATMOPSHERE HAS BEEN STABILIZED BY RAIN-COOLED
AIR AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED
THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING.

MERZLOCK

Local storm report, Jun 4, 3:08 PM CDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
308 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE GRAND RIDGE       41.29N 88.80W
06/04/2005                   LA SALLE           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CHIMNEY AND SIDING OFF A HOUSE. POWER POLES DOWN

0135 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MORRIS                  41.37N 88.43W
06/04/2005                   GRUNDY             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON GUN CLUB ROAD.

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ARLINGTON HEIGHTS       42.09N 87.98W
06/04/2005                   COOK               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE LIMBS DOWN.

0230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHICAGO                 41.88N 87.63W
06/04/2005                   COOK               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES ON BUILDINGS AT 4700 BLOCK OF FRANSISCO AT 1400
            NORTH KOSTNER FROM THE CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT

0235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EVANSTON                42.05N 87.69W
06/04/2005                   COOK               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            KEENEY AND SHERIDAN ROAD. LARGE TREE ACROSS ROADS

0253 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EVANSTON                42.05N 87.69W
06/04/2005                   COOK               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            300 BLOCK OF SOUTH BOULEVARD. LARGE TREE BLOCKING THE
            ROAD.

0253 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DES PLAINES             42.03N 87.90W
06/04/2005                   COOK               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING AND TREES DOWN AT RIVER AND GOLF ROAD. VIADUCT
            ON NORTHWEST HIGHWAY FLOODED.

&&

BWILSON

Local storm report, Jun 4, 3:14 PM CDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
314 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1240 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LOSTANT                 41.14N 89.06W
06/04/2005                   LA SALLE           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEMI-TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON I-39.

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE GRAND RIDGE       41.29N 88.80W
06/04/2005                   LA SALLE           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CHIMNEY AND SIDING OFF A HOUSE. POWER POLES DOWN

0135 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MORRIS                  41.37N 88.43W
06/04/2005                   GRUNDY             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON GUN CLUB ROAD.

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ARLINGTON HEIGHTS       42.09N 87.98W
06/04/2005                   COOK               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE LIMBS DOWN.

0230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHICAGO                 41.88N 87.63W
06/04/2005                   COOK               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES ON BUILDINGS AT 4700 BLOCK OF FRANSISCO AT 1400
            NORTH KOSTNER FROM THE CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT

0235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EVANSTON                42.05N 87.69W
06/04/2005                   COOK               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            KEENEY AND SHERIDAN ROAD. LARGE TREE ACROSS ROADS

0253 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EVANSTON                42.05N 87.69W
06/04/2005                   COOK               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            300 BLOCK OF SOUTH BOULEVARD. LARGE TREE BLOCKING THE
            ROAD.

0253 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DES PLAINES             42.03N 87.90W
06/04/2005                   COOK               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING AND TREES DOWN AT RIVER AND GOLF ROAD. VIADUCT
            ON NORTHWEST HIGHWAY FLOODED.

&&

BWILSON

Local storm report, Jun 4, 4:32 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
432 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1240 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LOSTANT                 41.14N 89.06W
06/04/2005                   LA SALLE           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEMI-TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON I-39.

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE GRAND RIDGE       41.29N 88.80W
06/04/2005                   LA SALLE           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CHIMNEY AND SIDING OFF A HOUSE. POWER POLES DOWN

0135 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MORRIS                  41.37N 88.43W
06/04/2005                   GRUNDY             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON GUN CLUB ROAD.

0140 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JOLIET                  41.53N 88.12W
06/04/2005                   WILL               IL   PUBLIC

            4 INCH TREE LIMB DOWN ON WAKE ISLAND RD JOLIET

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ARLINGTON HEIGHTS       42.09N 87.98W
06/04/2005                   COOK               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE LIMBS DOWN.

0230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHICAGO                 41.88N 87.63W
06/04/2005                   COOK               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES ON BUILDINGS AT 4700 BLOCK OF FRANSISCO AT 1400
            NORTH KOSTNER FROM THE CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT

0235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EVANSTON                42.05N 87.69W
06/04/2005                   COOK               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            KEENEY AND SHERIDAN ROAD. LARGE TREE ACROSS ROADS

0253 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DES PLAINES             42.03N 87.90W
06/04/2005                   COOK               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING AND TREES DOWN AT RIVER AND GOLF ROAD. VIADUCT
            ON NORTHWEST HIGHWAY FLOODED.

0253 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EVANSTON                42.05N 87.69W
06/04/2005                   COOK               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            300 BLOCK OF SOUTH BOULEVARD. LARGE TREE BLOCKING THE
            ROAD.

&&

BWILSON

Local storm report, Jun 4, 8:22 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 4, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Lake, McHenry	50 min
Jun 4, 10:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Boone, McHenry	52 min
Jun 4, 10:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Winnebago	39 min
Jun 5, 1:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois	49 min
Jun 5, 2:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	Iroquois	36 min
Jun 5, 1:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Benton, Newton	50 min
Jun 5, 2:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Jasper, Porter	51 min
Jun 5, 2:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	Jasper	50 min
Jun 5, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Jasper, Porter	30 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2005 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005

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.