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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Chicago, IL

June 22, 2008Jasper County, Newton County, Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2008, 12:41 PM CDT for Jasper County, Newton County, Indiana. It was in force for 64 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 22, 2008, 12:41 PM CDT (17:41 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2008, 1:45 PM CDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Jasper County, IN, Newton County, IN

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:43 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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 147 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: 85 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -147 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1936 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 22, 6:33 AM CDT, 6 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 6:33 AM CDT, 6 hours 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 11:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1135 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
230930-
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-
1135 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008 /1235 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MAY PRODUCE
  LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  THE SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NOW INCLUDES ALL OF
  THE FORECAST AREA OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
  AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

  THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SCATTERED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND  NORTHWEST INDIANA AFTER 1 PM CDT.
  OR EARLY AFTERNOON.  THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD
  LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

  DISCUSSION:

  SEVERAL 500 MB SHORT WAVE TROUGHS WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN
  ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. THESE TROUGHS
  WILL TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WE EXPECT SOME OF THE
  THUNDERSTORMS TO HAVE LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
  58 MPH.

PORTIONS OF THE ROCK...PECATONICA...AND FOX RIVERS WILL REMAIN
IN FLOOD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY.

PORTIONS OF THE ROCK...PECATONICA...AND FOX RIVERS WILL REMAIN
IN FLOOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

LMZ740>745-230930-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY-
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY-
1110 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS
NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE WILL BE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
THROUGH  SATURDAY.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-230930-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE
MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH
FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TOW RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE
TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
1110 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE OPEN WATERS
OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 22, 8:46 AM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
846 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008

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

0840 AM     HAIL             2 SE MCHENRY            42.32N 88.26W
06/22/2008  M0.25 INCH       MCHENRY            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RODRIGUEZ

Local storm report, Jun 22, 9:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
924 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008

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

0904 AM     HAIL             4 WSW MUNDELEIN         42.24N 88.08W
06/22/2008  M0.50 INCH       LAKE               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH HAIL NEAR RT 176 AND GILMORE
            ROAD

&&

WILSON

Local storm report, Jun 22, 9:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
931 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008

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

0904 AM     HAIL             4 WSW MUNDELEIN         42.24N 88.08W
06/22/2008  M0.50 INCH       LAKE               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH HAIL NEAR RT 176 AND GILMER
            ROAD

&&

WILSON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 5:22 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		23 min
Jun 22, 12:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Porter	26 min
Jun 22, 12:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Jasper, Porter	47 min
Jun 22, 1:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Jasper	26 min
Jun 22, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Lake, Porter	29 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.