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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Chicago, IL

June 15, 2008LaSalle County, Livingston County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2008, 3:01 PM CDT for LaSalle County, Livingston County, Illinois. It was in force for 59 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 15, 2008, 3:01 PM CDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2008, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties LaSalle County, IL, Livingston County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 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
Jun 15, 11:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 108 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: 325 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -194 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1628 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 172 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.8

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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 15, 2:30 PM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 2:30 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 11:42 AM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1142 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
161645-
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-
1142 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008 /1242 PM EDT SUN JUN 15 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:

THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY PRODUCE:

WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH.
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.
ISOLATED TORNADOES.
BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE BEST
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO THE LATE
EVENING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST...ENDING FIRST
ACROSS NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...THEN ENDING LAST ACROSS NORTHWEST
INDIANA...AROUND OR AFTER MIDNIGHT.

DISCUSSION:

THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND NORTHERN MISSOURI ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS
AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFFECTING AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE AREA.

AS DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WARM... THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME
MODERATELY UNSTABLE. WITH A FAIRLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM
SHIFTING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST...THE RESULTING COMBINATION OF
INSTABILITY AND DEEP VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WILL ALLOW SOME
THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE WIND PROFILES
ARE EXPECTED TO BE LARGELY UNIDIRECTIONAL ACROSS THE REGION... AND
SUGGEST THAT DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH AND LARGE HAIL
WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS... THE THREAT OF AN
ISOLATED TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. IN ADDITION...BRIEF HEAVY
DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. THE GREATEST
THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL LIKELY SHIFT SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE
80 CORRIDOR THIS EVENING...AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SLOWLY SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD END BY MIDNIGHT
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

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

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

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

&&

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

LMZ740>745-161645-
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-
1142 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 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.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH AND
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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-
870-872-874-876-878-161645-
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-
1142 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH AND
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 10:23 AM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1023 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

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

0725 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GLEN ELLYN              41.87N 88.06W
06/15/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL 3 TO 4 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 15, 11:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Jun 15, 12:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 15, 12:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1235 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

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

0748 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW CHICAGO            41.83N 87.70W
06/15/2008                   COOK               IL   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN ACROSS MULTIPLE CARS.

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 15, 12:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1238 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

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

0625 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S OREGON              42.00N 89.34W
06/15/2008                   OGLE               IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN.

0645 AM     TSTM WND GST     ROCHELLE                41.92N 89.06W
06/15/2008  M56.00 MPH       OGLE               IL   AWOS

            MEASURED GUST TO 56 MPH AT ROCHELLE AIRPORT.

0657 AM     TSTM WND GST     N DE KALB               41.93N 88.75W
06/15/2008  M50.00 MPH       DEKALB             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0659 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SYCAMORE                41.98N 88.70W
06/15/2008                   DEKALB             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AT 50 MPH.

0708 AM     TSTM WND GST     AURORA                  41.77N 88.29W
06/15/2008  M52.00 MPH       KANE               IL   ASOS

            MEASURED GUST TO 52 MPH AT KARR AIRPORT.

0709 AM     HAIL             GENEVA                  41.88N 88.31W
06/15/2008  E0.25 INCH       KANE               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEA SIZE HAIL IN DOWNTOWN GENEVA.

0710 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GENEVA                  41.88N 88.31W
06/15/2008                   KANE               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN THE AREA OF MILL CREEK AND FABYAN PARKWAY.
            RELAYED FROM ST. CHARLES EMA.

0715 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WEST CHICAGO            41.89N 88.22W
06/15/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.

0720 AM     TSTM WND GST     WEST CHICAGO            41.89N 88.22W
06/15/2008  M53.00 MPH       DUPAGE             IL   ASOS

            MEASURED GUST TO 53 MPH AT DPA AIRPORT.

0720 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PLANO                   41.66N 88.53W
06/15/2008                   KENDALL            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN ON CREEK ROAD, NORTH OF MILLER ROAD.

0725 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GLEN ELLYN              41.87N 88.06W
06/15/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL 3 TO 4 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN.

0725 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E YORKVILLE           41.64N 88.37W
06/15/2008                   KENDALL            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE TREE DOWN NEAR ROUTE 126 AND CROOKED CREEK ROAD.

0727 AM     HAIL             LISLE                   41.79N 88.09W
06/15/2008  E0.50 INCH       DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT INTERSTATE 88 AND ROUTE 53.

0727 AM     TSTM WND GST     LISLE                   41.79N 88.09W
06/15/2008  E60.00 MPH       DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ESTIMATED GUST TO 60 MPH AT INTERSTATE 88 AND ROUTE 53.

0728 AM     TSTM WND GST     LOMBARD                 41.87N 88.01W
06/15/2008  M65.00 MPH       DUPAGE             IL   MESONET

            RELAYED BY WGN.

0730 AM     TSTM WND DMG     OAK BROOK               41.84N 87.95W
06/15/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER BLOWN DOWN
            AT INTERSTATE 88 AND MIDWEST ROAD.

0730 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LISLE                   41.79N 88.09W
06/15/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN CITY WIDE IN LISLE. TIME ESTIMATED.

0730 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NAPERVILLE              41.76N 88.15W
06/15/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN NAPERVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED.

0730 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WARRENVILLE             41.82N 88.19W
06/15/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN CITY WIDE IN WARRENVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED.

0730 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WHEATON                 41.86N 88.11W
06/15/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ACROSS CAMPUS OF WHEATON COLLEGE. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

0730 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTMONT                41.80N 87.97W
06/15/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ACROSS WESTMONT. TIME ESTIMATED.

0734 AM     HAIL             WESTMONT                41.80N 87.97W
06/15/2008  E0.25 INCH       DUPAGE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0734 AM     TSTM WND GST     WESTMONT                41.80N 87.97W
06/15/2008  E50.00 MPH       DUPAGE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.

0735 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ROMEOVILLE              41.65N 88.09W
06/15/2008                   WILL               IL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREE DOWN NEAR ROUTE 53 AND AIRPORT ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED.

0740 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LOMBARD                 41.87N 88.01W
06/15/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MANY TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE OF
            LOMBARD. TIME ESTIMATED.

0743 AM     TSTM WND GST     9 SW CHICAGO            41.79N 87.75W
06/15/2008  M51.00 MPH       COOK               IL   ASOS

            MEASURED GUST TO 51 MPH AT MIDWAY AIRPORT.

0744 AM     TSTM WND GST     CICERO                  41.84N 87.76W
06/15/2008  E65.00 MPH       COOK               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED WIND GUST TO 65 MPH.

0744 AM     HAIL             CICERO                  41.84N 87.76W
06/15/2008  E0.75 INCH       COOK               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0745 AM     HAIL             4 W CHICAGO             41.88N 87.71W
06/15/2008  E1.00 INCH       COOK               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT VAN BUREN AND CENTRAL AVENUE ON THE
            WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO. TIME ESTIMATED.

0745 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 W CHICAGO             41.88N 87.71W
06/15/2008  M67.00 MPH       COOK               IL   MESONET

            67 MPH MEASURED THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST FROM LAWNDALE
            NEIGHBORHOOD. RELAYED BY WGN.

0745 AM     TSTM WND GST     5 W CHICAGO             41.88N 87.73W
06/15/2008  M62.00 MPH       COOK               IL   MESONET

            NEAR CICERO AVE AND WASHINGTON BLVD. RELAYED BY WGN.

0746 AM     TSTM WND GST     5 NW CHICAGO            41.93N 87.70W
06/15/2008  M64.00 MPH       COOK               IL   MESONET

            MEASURED 64 MPH THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST AT ARMITAGE AVENUE
            AND CICERO AVENUE. RELAYED BY WGN.

0748 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW CHICAGO            41.83N 87.70W
06/15/2008                   COOK               IL   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN ACROSS MULTIPLE CARS.

0753 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TINLEY PARK             41.57N 87.80W
06/15/2008                   COOK               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN AT 177TH AND 67TH COURT STREET.

0755 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 3 NE CHICAGO            41.91N 87.59W
06/15/2008  M67.00 MPH       LMZ741             IL   C-MAN STATION

            MEASURED GUST TO 67 MPH AT THE HARRISON DEVER CRIB
            OFFSHORE OF DOWNTOWN CHICAGO.

0755 AM     TSTM WND GST     CHICAGO                 41.88N 87.63W
06/15/2008  E40.00 MPH       COOK               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED WIND GUST TO 40 MPH AT THE NORTH END OF MAXWELL
            MARKET IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO.

0820 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND BURNS HARBOR            41.61N 87.13W
06/15/2008  M55.00 MPH       PORTER             IN   C-MAN STATION

            MEASURED GUST TO 55 MPH AT BURNS HARBOR.

0830 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 4 NE BEVERLY SHORES     41.73N 86.92W
06/15/2008  M64.00 MPH       LA PORTE           IN   C-MAN STATION

            MEASURED GUST TO 64 MPH AT MICHIGAN CITY.

0950 AM     HAIL             4 NE MCHENRY            42.38N 88.24W
06/15/2008  E0.25 INCH       MCHENRY            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZE HAIL IN JOHNSBURG.

&&

RODRIGUEZ

Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:54 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
254 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

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

0244 PM     HAIL             PERU                    41.34N 89.13W
06/15/2008  M0.88 INCH       LA SALLE           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL LASTED 6 MINUTES. ALSO STRONG WINDS.

&&

ALLSOPP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 15, 6:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	DeKalb, Kane, Lee, Ogle	50 min
Jun 15, 6:32 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		118 min
Jun 15, 6:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee	41 min
Jun 15, 7:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Will	60 min
Jun 15, 8:34 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		51 min
Jun 15, 9:21 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook	18 hr
Jun 15, 2:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	LaSalle	67 min
Jun 15, 2:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, Will	39 min
Jun 15, 3:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	LaSalle	3 hr
Jun 15, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, Grundy, Kendall, Will	50 min
Jun 15, 3:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Kankakee, Will	64 min
Jun 15, 3:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Kankakee, Will	3 hr
Jun 15, 4:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Kankakee, Will	3 hr
Jun 15, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois, Livingston	46 min
Jun 15, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Iroquois	40 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.