Alert archive / Illinois / Wind Advisories in 2006
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this wind advisory at Mar 13, 2006, 9:19 AM CST for 16 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2006, 9:19 AM CST (15:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2006, 9:36 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
All 21 counties
Boone County, IL, DeKalb County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Ford County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Kendall County, IL, Lake County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, Lee County, IL, Livingston County, IL, McHenry County, IL, Ogle County, IL, Winnebago County, IL, Benton County, IN, Jasper County, IN, Lake County, IN, Newton County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:22 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 nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1668 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KLOT 131519 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 919 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN COMBINED WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS HAS SET UP A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST. THIS WILL LEAD TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 132330- /O.NEW.KLOT.WI.Y.0002.060313T1519Z-060314T0600Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE- DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON- IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN... OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO... MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY... VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER 1019 AM EST MON MAR 13 2006 /919 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 40 MPH...OR GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. $$ KREIN
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KLOT 132126 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 326 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN HAS ESTABLISHED A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST. THE RESULTANT STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 140530- /O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060314T0600Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE- DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON- IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN... OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO... MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY... VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER 426 PM EST MON MAR 13 2006 /326 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 40 MPH...OR GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. $$
000 WWUS73 KLOT 140336 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 936 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006 .BRISK WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT THEY HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AS DEEP LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED. ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 140445- /O.CAN.KLOT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060314T0600Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE- DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON- IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN... OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO... MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY... VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER 1036 PM EST MON MAR 13 2006 /936 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 13, 6:32 AM CST, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 6:32 AM CST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
631 AM CST MONDAY MAR 13 2006
.DISCUSSION...
THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST IOWA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
INTO QUEBEC BY TUESDAY MORNING. WE WILL USE THE GFS MODEL FOR
THIS MOVEMENT OF THE CYCLONE. THERE IS STILL WARM MOIST AIR MOVING
INTO OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES. THE CIRCULATION AT 700 MB OVER WESTERN
IOWA AT 09 UTC. THIS MATCHES UP WITH THE GFS FORECAST FROM 00 UTC
AND 06 UTC.
WILL UPDATE THE FORECAST FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER OUR COUNTIES SOUTH
OF KANKAKEE THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE...WILL MAKE LITTLE CHANGES IN
THE ON GOING FORECAST AT THIS TIME.
&&
.AVIATION...
620 AM CST
WILL PUT FOG IN THE TAFS THIS MORNING. WHEN THE WIND PICKS UP
IN SPEED THE FOG WILL DISSIPATE. WILL END THE FOG AROUND
14 UTC. AS THE LOW MOVES FROM EASTERN IOWA TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN
THE WIND SPEED WILL INCRASE AND THERE WILL BE GUSTS. USING
THE GFS WILL INCREASE THE WIND AROUND 14 UTC FROM THE WEST TODAY.
THE WIND WILL GO TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER 6 UTC TUESDAY MORNING.
WILL KEEP THE MVFR CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY AND NIGHT.
&&
.LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.IL...NONE.
.IN...NONE.
.LM...GALE WARNING FOR THE NEARSHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
GALE WARNING FOR THE OPEN LAKE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 12, 3:50 PM CST, 17 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 350 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011- 019-131030- WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DU PAGE-COOK- LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD- LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- 350 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 THIS PORTION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE... TONIGHT ...SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK EXPECTED THIS EVENING... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. THE GREATEST THREAT EXISTS SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ROUGHLY DIXON IN LEE COUNTY TO SANDWICH IN SOUTHEAST DEKALB COUNTY TO FAIRBURY IN SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY. A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS TO THE NORTH OF THIS AREA AND INCLUDES MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...ALL OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. A WARM FRONT DRAPED ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL SERVE AS THE FOCUS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS EVENING. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND SOME TORNADOES. WHILE THE THREAT WILL BEGIN IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA, THE THREAT WILL MOVE NORTH DURING THE COURSE OF THE EVENING AS THE WARM FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS. PERSONS ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION READY SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER APPROACH LATER TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ACTIVATION THIS EVENING. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (LOWER CASE) LMZ740>745-766-131030- WINTHROP HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN- LAKE MICHIGAN- 350 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 THIS PORTION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE... TONIGHT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS OVERNIGHT HELPING WAVES BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT AS WINDS INCREASE TO 40 KNOTS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (LOWER CASE)
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 13, 6:56 AM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
656 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1050 PM TSTM WND DMG MELVIN 40.57N 88.25W
03/12/2006 FORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES AND POLES DOWN ON IL ROUTE 59 CAUSING ROAD TO
BE CLOSED.
1100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 E GIBSON CITY 40.47N 88.34W
03/12/2006 FORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
DOWNED POWER LINES AND POLES ON IL ROUTE 9 BETWEEN ROUTES
54 AND 115.
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N MILFORD 40.69N 87.70W
03/12/2006 IROQUOIS IL PUBLIC
FARM HAD ROOFS BLOWN OFF OF BARN AND TOOL SHED NEAR
COUNTY ROAD 1200-N. EVENT OCCURED IN LESS THAN 30
SECONDS.
0410 AM TSTM WND DMG 7 SW BUCKLEY 40.53N 88.13W
03/13/2006 FORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO CAMPER TRAILERS OVERTURNED ON INTERSTATE 57 SOUTH OF
BUCKLEY.
&&
HANDELLocal storm report, Mar 13, 6:59 AM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
659 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E GIBSON CITY 40.47N 88.34W
03/12/2006 FORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
DOWNED POWER LINES AND POLES ON IL ROUTE 9 BETWEEN ROUTES
54 AND 115.
&&
HANDELLocal storm report, Mar 13, 7:16 AM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
716 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0416 PM HAIL 3 NW LOSTANT 41.17N 89.10W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0425 PM HAIL 1 SW LOSTANT 41.13N 89.07W
03/12/2006 M1.25 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0432 PM HAIL LEONORE 41.19N 88.98W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
LEONORE/LOSTANT AREA
0436 PM HAIL TONICA 41.21N 89.07W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
I39 SOUTH OF RT 46 LARGE HAIL COVERING GROUND
0438 PM HAIL N STREATOR 41.13N 88.83W
03/12/2006 M1.75 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0453 PM HAIL N RANSOM 41.16N 88.66W
03/12/2006 M1.75 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
N19TH AND EAST 30TH RD IN EASTERN LASALLE COUNTY
0455 PM HAIL GRAND RIDGE 41.24N 88.83W
03/12/2006 M0.50 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL COVERING ROAD
0456 PM HAIL 5 NW KINSMAN 41.24N 88.64W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0505 PM HAIL 1 N MAZON 41.25N 88.42W
03/12/2006 M0.88 INCH GRUNDY IL TRAINED SPOTTER
RT 47
0510 PM HAIL 3 W COAL CITY 41.29N 88.34W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH GRUNDY IL TRAINED SPOTTER
IL-113 AND GORMAN RD
0515 PM HAIL OTTAWA 41.35N 88.84W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
E 26TH AND 19TH RD
0517 PM LIGHTNING JOLIET 41.53N 88.12W
03/12/2006 WILL IL EMERGENCY MNGR
HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND IS ON FIRE
0532 PM HAIL 2 SE WILMINGTON 41.28N 88.13W
03/12/2006 M0.88 INCH WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT FROM RITCHIE, IL
0916 PM HAIL FORRESTON 42.13N 89.58W
03/12/2006 M0.88 INCH OGLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
1009 PM HAIL SOUTH BELOIT 42.48N 89.03W
03/12/2006 M0.88 INCH WINNEBAGO IL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL AND DIME SIZED HAIL
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 W PONTIAC 40.88N 88.74W
03/12/2006 LIVINGSTON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
RURAL GRAYMONT BETWEEN FLANIGAN AND PONTIAC. BASEMENT
DOOR BLOWN OUT. ROAD SIGNS BLOWN DOWN.
1022 PM TSTM WND GST GIBSON CITY 40.47N 88.38W
03/12/2006 U60 MPH FORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
60 MPH WIND GUST. PEA SIZED HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
1025 PM HAIL PECATONICA 42.31N 89.36W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH WINNEBAGO IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
1049 PM HAIL MENDOTA 41.55N 89.12W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH LA SALLE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
1050 PM TSTM WND DMG MELVIN 40.57N 88.25W
03/12/2006 FORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES AND POLES DOWN ON IL ROUTE 59 CAUSING ROAD TO
BE CLOSED.
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E GIBSON CITY 40.47N 88.34W
03/12/2006 FORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
DOWNED POWER LINES AND POLES ON IL ROUTE 9 BETWEEN ROUTES
54 AND 115.
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N MILFORD 40.69N 87.70W
03/12/2006 IROQUOIS IL PUBLIC
FARM HAD ROOFS BLOWN OFF OF BARN AND TOOL SHED NEAR
COUNTY ROAD 1200-N. EVENT OCCURED IN LESS THAN 30
SECONDS.
1134 PM HAIL 3 W KANKAKEE 41.12N 87.92W
03/12/2006 M0.88 INCH KANKAKEE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
1135 PM HAIL JOLIET 41.53N 88.12W
03/12/2006 M1.75 INCH WILL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARKIN AVE SW JOLIET NEAR I-80
1135 PM HAIL JOLIET 41.53N 88.12W
03/12/2006 M1.75 INCH WILL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
I80 AND HUBOLT RD
1155 PM HAIL SOUTH ELGIN 42.00N 88.30W
03/12/2006 M0.75 INCH KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
RT 25/WEST BARRLET RD
1242 AM TSTM WND GST CHICAGO 41.88N 87.63W
03/13/2006 E75 MPH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
VAN BUREN AND CENTRAL
1248 AM TSTM WND GST TINLEY PARK 41.57N 87.80W
03/13/2006 E70 MPH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
171ST AND HARLEM
1250 AM TSTM WND DMG BRIDGEVIEW 41.74N 87.81W
03/13/2006 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
77TH AND HARLEM. ROOF BLOWN OFF APARTMENT COMPLEX
1250 AM DOWNBURST BRIDGEVIEW 41.74N 87.81W
03/13/2006 COOK IL EMERGENCY MNGR
WIND DAMAGE - 4 SQUARE BLOCKS. 77TH TO 79TH ST. HARLEM TO
OKEDO. NUMEROUS BUILDINGS WITH ROOFS BLOWN OFF. TREES
UPROOTED. UNKNOWN INJURIES.
1250 AM TSTM WND GST MELROSE PARK 41.90N 87.86W
03/13/2006 E60 MPH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
1255 AM DOWNBURST BRIDGEVIEW 41.74N 87.81W
03/13/2006 COOK IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO APARTMENT BUILDING AND MINOR
DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES. TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED.
MOSTLY CONFINED TO A 3 BLOCK AREA NEAR 79TH AND HARLEM.
1255 AM DOWNBURST BRIDGEVIEW 41.74N 87.81W
03/13/2006 COOK IL BROADCAST MEDIA
*** 2 INJ *** UPDATE TO PREVIOUS ENTRY TO INCLUDE INJURY
REPORT. TWO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS INJURED BY FLYING
GLASS.
0115 AM TSTM WND GST SCHERERVILLE 41.49N 87.45W
03/13/2006 E60 MPH LAKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0406 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 W CRESCENT CITY 40.77N 87.89W
03/13/2006 IROQUOIS IL EMERGENCY MNGR
WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OUF HOUSE. CAR PORT DESTROYED. TWO
MILES WEST OF CRESCENT CITY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 24.
0410 AM TSTM WND DMG 7 SW BUCKLEY 40.53N 88.13W
03/13/2006 FORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO CAMPER TRAILERS OVERTURNED ON INTERSTATE 57 SOUTH OF
BUCKLEY.
&&
RHANDELLocal storm report, Mar 13, 8:55 AM CST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
855 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N MILFORD 40.66N 87.70W
03/12/2006 IROQUOIS IL EMERGENCY MNGR
ON COUNTY RD. 1200N...2 BARNS DAMAGED, 1 BARN AND 1 TOOL
SHED WITH ROOFS TORN OFF. HOLES BLOWN IN WIND BREAKS ON A
FARM.
&&
AKREINLocal storm report, Mar 13, 8:57 AM CST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
857 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N MILFORD 40.66N 87.70W
03/12/2006 IROQUOIS IL AMATEUR RADIO
LOCATION...1/2 MILE EAST OF COUNTY RD. 2300E, ON 1170N.
2/3 OF A LARGE FARM BUILDING COLLAPSED, KILLING SEVERAL
HEAD OF CATTLE.
&&
AKREINLocal storm report, Mar 13, 8:58 AM CST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
858 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0416 PM HAIL 3 NW LOSTANT 41.17N 89.10W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0425 PM HAIL 1 SW LOSTANT 41.13N 89.07W
03/12/2006 M1.25 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0432 PM HAIL LEONORE 41.19N 88.98W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
LEONORE/LOSTANT AREA
0436 PM HAIL TONICA 41.21N 89.07W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
I39 SOUTH OF RT 46 LARGE HAIL COVERING GROUND
0438 PM HAIL N STREATOR 41.13N 88.83W
03/12/2006 M1.75 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0453 PM HAIL N RANSOM 41.16N 88.66W
03/12/2006 M1.75 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
N19TH AND EAST 30TH RD IN EASTERN LASALLE COUNTY
0455 PM HAIL GRAND RIDGE 41.24N 88.83W
03/12/2006 M0.50 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL COVERING ROAD
0456 PM HAIL 5 NW KINSMAN 41.24N 88.64W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0505 PM HAIL 1 N MAZON 41.25N 88.42W
03/12/2006 M0.88 INCH GRUNDY IL TRAINED SPOTTER
RT 47
0510 PM HAIL 3 W COAL CITY 41.29N 88.34W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH GRUNDY IL TRAINED SPOTTER
IL-113 AND GORMAN RD
0515 PM HAIL OTTAWA 41.35N 88.84W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
E 26TH AND 19TH RD
0517 PM LIGHTNING JOLIET 41.53N 88.12W
03/12/2006 WILL IL EMERGENCY MNGR
HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND IS ON FIRE
0532 PM HAIL 2 SE WILMINGTON 41.28N 88.13W
03/12/2006 M0.88 INCH WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT FROM RITCHIE, IL
0916 PM HAIL FORRESTON 42.13N 89.58W
03/12/2006 M0.88 INCH OGLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
1009 PM HAIL SOUTH BELOIT 42.48N 89.03W
03/12/2006 M0.88 INCH WINNEBAGO IL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL AND DIME SIZED HAIL
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 W PONTIAC 40.88N 88.74W
03/12/2006 LIVINGSTON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
RURAL GRAYMONT BETWEEN FLANIGAN AND PONTIAC. BASEMENT
DOOR BLOWN OUT. ROAD SIGNS BLOWN DOWN.
1022 PM TSTM WND GST GIBSON CITY 40.47N 88.38W
03/12/2006 U60 MPH FORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
60 MPH WIND GUST. PEA SIZED HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
1025 PM HAIL PECATONICA 42.31N 89.36W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH WINNEBAGO IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N MILFORD 40.66N 87.70W
03/12/2006 IROQUOIS IL EMERGENCY MNGR
ON COUNTY RD. 1200N...2 BARNS DAMAGED, 1 BARN AND 1 TOOL
SHED WITH ROOFS TORN OFF. HOLES BLOWN IN WIND BREAKS ON A
FARM.
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N MILFORD 40.66N 87.70W
03/12/2006 IROQUOIS IL AMATEUR RADIO
LOCATION...1/2 MILE EAST OF COUNTY RD. 2300E, ON 1170N.
2/3 OF A LARGE FARM BUILDING COLLAPSED, KILLING SEVERAL
HEAD OF CATTLE.
1049 PM HAIL MENDOTA 41.55N 89.12W
03/12/2006 M1.00 INCH LA SALLE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
1050 PM TSTM WND DMG MELVIN 40.57N 88.25W
03/12/2006 FORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES AND POLES DOWN ON IL ROUTE 59 CAUSING ROAD TO
BE CLOSED.
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E GIBSON CITY 40.47N 88.34W
03/12/2006 FORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
DOWNED POWER LINES AND POLES ON IL ROUTE 9 BETWEEN ROUTES
54 AND 115.
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N MILFORD 40.69N 87.70W
03/12/2006 IROQUOIS IL PUBLIC
FARM HAD ROOFS BLOWN OFF OF BARN AND TOOL SHED NEAR
COUNTY ROAD 1200-N. EVENT OCCURED IN LESS THAN 30
SECONDS.
1134 PM HAIL 3 W KANKAKEE 41.12N 87.92W
03/12/2006 M0.88 INCH KANKAKEE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
1135 PM HAIL JOLIET 41.53N 88.12W
03/12/2006 M1.75 INCH WILL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARKIN AVE SW JOLIET NEAR I-80
1135 PM HAIL JOLIET 41.53N 88.12W
03/12/2006 M1.75 INCH WILL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
I80 AND HUBOLT RD
1155 PM HAIL SOUTH ELGIN 42.00N 88.30W
03/12/2006 M0.75 INCH KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
RT 25/WEST BARRLET RD
1242 AM TSTM WND GST CHICAGO 41.88N 87.63W
03/13/2006 E75 MPH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
VAN BUREN AND CENTRAL
1248 AM TSTM WND GST TINLEY PARK 41.57N 87.80W
03/13/2006 E70 MPH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
171ST AND HARLEM
1250 AM TSTM WND DMG BRIDGEVIEW 41.74N 87.81W
03/13/2006 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
77TH AND HARLEM. ROOF BLOWN OFF APARTMENT COMPLEX
1250 AM TSTM WND GST MELROSE PARK 41.90N 87.86W
03/13/2006 E60 MPH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
1250 AM DOWNBURST BRIDGEVIEW 41.74N 87.81W
03/13/2006 COOK IL EMERGENCY MNGR
WIND DAMAGE - 4 SQUARE BLOCKS. 77TH TO 79TH ST. HARLEM TO
OKEDO. NUMEROUS BUILDINGS WITH ROOFS BLOWN OFF. TREES
UPROOTED. UNKNOWN INJURIES.
1255 AM DOWNBURST BRIDGEVIEW 41.74N 87.81W
03/13/2006 COOK IL BROADCAST MEDIA
*** 2 INJ *** UPDATE TO PREVIOUS ENTRY TO INCLUDE INJURY
REPORT. TWO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS INJURED BY FLYING
GLASS.
1255 AM DOWNBURST BRIDGEVIEW 41.74N 87.81W
03/13/2006 COOK IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO APARTMENT BUILDING AND MINOR
DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES. TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED.
MOSTLY CONFINED TO A 3 BLOCK AREA NEAR 79TH AND HARLEM.
0115 AM TSTM WND GST SCHERERVILLE 41.49N 87.45W
03/13/2006 E60 MPH LAKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0406 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 W CRESCENT CITY 40.77N 87.89W
03/13/2006 IROQUOIS IL EMERGENCY MNGR
WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OUF HOUSE. CAR PORT DESTROYED. TWO
MILES WEST OF CRESCENT CITY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 24.
0410 AM TSTM WND DMG 7 SW BUCKLEY 40.53N 88.13W
03/13/2006 FORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO CAMPER TRAILERS OVERTURNED ON INTERSTATE 57 SOUTH OF
BUCKLEY.
&&
AKREINThe office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 8:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Lee, Ogle | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 9:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Livingston | 42 min |
| Mar 12, 9:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ogle, Winnebago | 49 min |
| Mar 12, 10:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois | 41 min |
| Mar 12, 10:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 33 min |
| Mar 12, 11:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kane | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 11:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Iroquois | 32 min |
| Mar 12, 11:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 29 min |
| Mar 13, 12:11 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 2 hr | |
| Mar 13, 12:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook | 51 min |
| Mar 13, 1:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Grundy, LaSalle, Livingston | 21 min |
| Mar 13, 3:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 11:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Jasper, Newton | 37 min |
| Mar 13, 1:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake, Porter | 25 min |
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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.