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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Chicago, IL

December 27, 200816 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this wind advisory at Dec 27, 2008, 6:24 PM CST for 16 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Dec 27, 2008, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 27, 2008, 6:24 PM CST (00:24 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 27, 2008, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 28, 2008, 8:03 AM CST
In force
11 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 nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2008-12-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2008-12-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
501 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-448 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 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 Dec 27, 5:55 PM CST, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 5:55 PM CST, 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 27, 4:22 PM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
422 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
282230-
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-
422 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 /522 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...
MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF A CHAMPAIGN ILLINOIS TO VALPARAISO
INDIANA LINE. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE
STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS.

AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
AND EXTREME NORTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN SOME AREAS
WILL IMPROVE BY EVENING AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST AND BECOME
GUSTY.

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE
DIMINISHING AND CHANGING TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES FROM THE WEST
BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...RAPID MELTING OF RECENT SNOW COVER
AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW RAINFALL SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING HAS LED
TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. RUNOFF OF MELTWATER AND RAIN OVER FROZEN
GROUND WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS CAUSING
FLOODING ON MANY AREA WATERWAYS.

AS A RESULT OF THE WARM TEMPERATURES AND MELTING...ICE JAM FLOODING
REMAINS POSSIBLE ON AREA RIVERS AS ICE BREAKS AND JAMS IN VARIOUS
LOCATION.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST
THIS EVENING AND WILL GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES OVERNIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING SUNDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

STRONG WINDS GUSTING AT TIMES OVER 40 MPH ARE LIKELY INTO EARLY
SUNDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE MORNING.

FLOODING FROM RECENT SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
THROUGH MID WEEK. HOWEVER...MANY AREA RIVERS WILL REMAIN ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE WEEK. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON PORTIONS
OF THE DES PLAINES...VERMILION...IROQUOIS...FOX...KISHWAUKEE...
ILLINOIS...AND LITTLE CALUMET.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

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

LMZ740>745-282230-
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-
422 PM CST SAT DEC 27 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...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WINDS AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ILLINOIS AND
INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS TONIGHT...WITH WINDS SHIFTING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 40 KNOT GALES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

WEST GALE FORCE WINDS TO 40 KNOTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

&&

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-
870-872-874-876-878-282230-
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-
422 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WEST GALE FORCE WINDS TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY SUNDAY.

&&

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

RATZER

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Local storm report, Dec 27, 5:56 PM CST, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
556 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

0635 AM     FLASH FLOOD      NAPERVILLE              41.76N 88.15W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BASEMENT FLOODING REPORTED. RELAYED FROM DUPAGE COUNTY
            EOC.

0635 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ADDISON                 41.93N 88.01W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BASEMENT FLOODING REPORTED IN ADDISON. RELAYED BY DUPAGE
            COUNTY EOC.

0635 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ELMHURST                41.90N 87.94W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BASEMENT FLOODING REPORTED. RELAYED BY DUPAGE COUNTY EOC.

0635 AM     FLASH FLOOD      WHEATON                 41.86N 88.11W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STREET FLOODING REPORTED. RELAYED BY DUPAGE COUNTY EOC.

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LEMONT                  41.67N 87.99W
12/27/2008                   COOK               IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            RAPID INCREASES IN WATER ON ROADS. 10 INCHES OF WATER ON
            THE ROAD BETWEEN WALKER AND 4TH STREET.

0900 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CHESTERTON              41.60N 87.06W
12/27/2008  M0.75 INCH       PORTER             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1000 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT     41.75N 87.79W
12/27/2008  M1.40 INCH       COOK               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SO FAR.

1033 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CEDAR LAKE              41.37N 87.44W
12/27/2008  M0.50 INCH       LAKE               IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1059 AM     HEAVY RAIN       NORTHBROOK              42.13N 87.83W
12/27/2008  E0.00 INCH       COOK               IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TOTAL RAINFALL 0.58. SNOW ON THE GROUND 2 INCHES. WATER
            CONTENT 0.7 INCHES. SCATTERED FLOODING ON ROADS. DOWNTOWN
            STREAM 0.5 FEET BELOW FLOOD STAGE.

1145 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT     41.75N 87.79W
12/27/2008  M1.40 INCH       COOK               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            AT 1145 THE TEMPERATURE OF 61 DEGREES. RAINFALL SO FAR
            TODAY IS 1.40.

1233 PM     FLOOD            BOLINGBROOK             41.70N 88.08W
12/27/2008                   WILL               IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROUTE 53 NEAR BOUGHTON IS CLOSED.

1233 PM     FLOOD            WESTMONT                41.80N 87.97W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            FLOODING 63RD NEAR WILLIAMS IN WESTMONT STREET CLOSED.

0112 PM     FLASH FLOOD      AMBOY                   41.72N 89.33W
12/27/2008                   LEE                IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER ON ROADS EAST HALF OF COUNTY. DITCHES AND CREEKS
            FLOODED.

0112 PM     FLASH FLOOD      OREGON                  42.01N 89.34W
12/27/2008                   OGLE               IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FOLLOWING ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING...11000 BLOCK OF
            ROUTE 72 NEAR DAVIS JUNCTION...ROUTE 251 SOUTH OF
            64...ROUTE 2 NORTH OF BYRON. ALSO MANY COUNTY ROADS
            FLOODED.

0119 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STREATOR                41.13N 88.83W
12/27/2008                   LA SALLE           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            10 INCH LIMBS DOWN. NEAR IL18 AND CNTY RD-9.

0123 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STREATOR                41.13N 88.83W
12/27/2008                   LA SALLE           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWER LINES DOWN NEAR IL-18 AND CNTY RD-11.

0143 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ROCKFORD                42.27N 89.06W
12/27/2008                   WINNEBAGO          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN.

0143 PM     FLOOD            ROCKFORD                42.27N 89.06W
12/27/2008                   WINNEBAGO          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STREET FLOODING DUE TO SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL.

0145 PM     TSTM WND GST     GIBSON CITY             40.47N 88.38W
12/27/2008  M63.00 MPH       FORD               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SOUTHWEST OF GIBSON CITY. WIND GUST FROM ANEMOMETER ON
            EMERGENCY VEHICLE.

0204 PM     FLOOD            GLEN ELLYN              41.87N 88.06W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            6 TO 12 INCHES OF WATER OVER ROADS.

0204 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     GILMAN                  40.77N 88.00W
12/27/2008                   IROQUOIS           IL   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT OF A FUNNEL CLOUD ON I-57 NEAR GILMAN.

0204 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHKUM                  40.88N 87.95W
12/27/2008                   IROQUOIS           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FARMER REPORTED BUILDINGS AND VEHICLES MOVED ON HIS
            PROPERTY BY STRONG WINDS NEAR ASHKUM. RELAYED BY
            EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

0205 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST CHATSWORTH              40.75N 88.29W
12/27/2008  E50.00 MPH       LIVINGSTON         IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            POWER IS OFF. 0.60 OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES.

0210 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHKUM                  40.88N 87.95W
12/27/2008                   IROQUOIS           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN ALONG US-52 EAST OF TOWN.

0212 PM     FLOOD            ORLAND PARK             41.61N 87.85W
12/27/2008                   COOK               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            135TH ST BETWEEN CENTRAL AND HARLEM -- 6 FEET OF WATER ON
            ROAD.

0215 PM     HEAVY RAIN       CAROL STREAM            41.92N 88.13W
12/27/2008  M1.60 INCH       DUPAGE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.60 INCHES SINCE MORNING REPORT. KLEIN CREEK STEADILY
            RISING.

0220 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 WNW MUNDELEIN         42.29N 88.08W
12/27/2008  M0.00 INCH       LAKE               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            0.63 SINCE 7AM - 0.17 IN 3 MINUTES. PK WND GUST 32 MPH.

0235 PM     FLOOD            DONOVAN                 40.89N 87.61W
12/27/2008                   IROQUOIS           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            US-52 NEAR DONOVAN CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS.

0237 PM     FLOOD            ADDISON                 41.93N 88.01W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MILL RD CLOSED AT GREENOAKS AND STONEMILL DUE TO
            FLOODING.

0237 PM     FLOOD            DOWNERS GROVE           41.80N 88.02W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FOLLOWING ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. FAIRVIEW AVE FROM
            MAPLE TO PRAIRIE. ON 55TH STREET FROM FAIRVIEW TO
            FAIRMOUNT. ON HIGHLAND AVE FROM 35TH ST TO BARNESWOOD. ON
            55TH ST FROM FAIRVIEW AVE TO PARK AVE. BUTTERFIELD RD
            BOTH EAST AND WESTBOUND AT LLOYD RD.

0237 PM     FLOOD            CAROL STREAM            41.92N 88.13W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FOLLOWING ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. INTERSECTION OF
            SILVERLEAF AND ILLINI. COUNTY FARM RD BETWEEN LIES AND
            BIRCHBARK.

0237 PM     FLOOD            NAPERVILLE              41.76N 88.15W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. 75TH ST BETWEEN OGDEN AND RT
            59. BOOK RD BETWEEN 75TH STREET AND 83RD STREET.

0237 PM     FLOOD            VILLA PARK              41.89N 87.98W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. 500 S SUMMIT. WASHINGTON
            AND HAVARD.

0237 PM     FLOOD            GLEN ELLYN              41.87N 88.06W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. GLEN ELLYN RD AT IC RR
            OVERPASS. JAMES CT BETWEEN GLEN ELLYN AND PRAIRIE. SIDNEY
            BETWEEN GLEN ELLYN AND PAIRIE. DARLENE BETWEEN SIDNEY AND

            PLEASANT. GLEN ELLYN RD BETWEEN WINDY POINT AND MITCHELL.

0237 PM     FLOOD            LISLE                   41.79N 88.09W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. SHORT ST. BETWEEN RT 53 AND
            OHIO CT.

0237 PM     HEAVY RAIN       ROCKFORD                42.27N 89.06W
12/27/2008  M0.00 INCH       WINNEBAGO          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            .97 RAINFALL SINCE THIS MORNING. CULVERTS FULL. STILL
            ABOUT 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND WITH DENSE FOG.

0237 PM     FLOOD            WHEATON                 41.86N 88.11W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. MAIN ST BETWEEN COLE AND
            HAWTHORNE.

0237 PM     FLOOD            WARRENVILLE             41.82N 88.19W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. WINFIELD RD BETWEEN
            BUTTERFIELD RD AND WARRENVILLE RD.

0237 PM     FLOOD            WILLOWBROOK             41.76N 87.95W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. INTERSECTION OF 63RD ST AND
            WESTERN. INTERSECTION OF MADISON AND 75TH ST.

0243 PM     FLOOD            OSWEGO                  41.70N 88.33W
12/27/2008                   KENDALL            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            COLLINS ROAD BETWEEN PLAINFIELD RD AND GORVE RD. ROADWAY
            IMPASSABLE.

0245 PM     TSTM WND GST     FOWLER                  40.62N 87.32W
12/27/2008  E0.00 MPH        BENTON             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. NO
            DAMAGE.

0300 PM     FLOOD            SYCAMORE                41.98N 88.70W
12/27/2008                   DEKALB             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            KISHWAUKEE RIVER NEAR SYCAMORE IS BEGINNING TO OVERFLOW
            ITS BANKS.

0308 PM     FLOOD            DOWNERS GROVE           41.80N 88.02W
12/27/2008                   DUPAGE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DOWNERS GROVE/WESTMONT AREA. 63RD ST WEST OF CASS AVE.
            CURB LANES CLOSED DUE TO FLOODED ROADS.

0319 PM     TSTM WND GST     REMINGTON               40.76N 87.15W
12/27/2008  M49.00 MPH       JASPER             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALSO HAD 0.25 INCHES OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES.

0320 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NE SKOKIE             42.07N 87.69W
12/27/2008  M0.75 INCH       COOK               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AMOUNT SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING.

0340 PM     FLOOD            2 NE ELBURN             41.91N 88.44W
12/27/2008                   KANE               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROAD CLOSED DUE TO 12 INCHES OF WATER AT RT 38 AND
            ANDERSON.

0400 PM     FLOOD            4 NE GURNEE             42.43N 87.88W
12/27/2008                   LAKE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WATER UP TO FOUNDATIONS OF SEVERAL HOMES...AND IS FLOWING
            OVER SEVERAL ROADS. TRIBUTARY 1 FOOT OVER THE ADAMS RD
            BRIDGE.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 27, 8:04 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningLOTBoone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 12 more24 hr
Dec 27, 8:28 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLOTWinnebago25 hr
Dec 27, 8:28 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLOTWinnebago13 hr
Dec 28, 10:35 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOT9 hr
Dec 28, 4:03 PM CSTGale WarningLOT32 hr

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Sources

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