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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this wind advisory at Dec 9, 2009, 4:47 AM CST for 5 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Dec 9, 2009, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2009, 4:47 AM CST (10:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2009, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
Counties Ford County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Livingston County, IL, Benton County, IN, Jasper County, IN, Lake County, IN, Newton County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 9, 4:05 AM CST, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 4:05 AM CST, 42 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 358 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 092200- 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- 358 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 /458 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SNOW...SLEET...RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BE MOSTLY SNOW OVER NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND MOSTLY RAIN OVER SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE AREA. DURING THE NIGHT...THE SLEET AND RAIN MIX WILL TRANSITION FARTHER NORTH AND WEST. PRECIPITATION MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SOME PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. FAR NORTHWEST PARTS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...WHERE PRECIPITATION HAS A GREATER POTENTIAL TO REMAIN ALL SNOW...MAY SEE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG EASTERLY WINDS COULD GUST TO 40 MPH FOR A TIME THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW COULD FALL THURSDAY BEFORE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER TO FLURRIES DURING THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH OR HIGHER AT TIMES THURSDAY RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILLS COULD APPROACH 30 BELOW ZERO OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO LMZ740>745-092200- 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- 358 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WINDS AND WAVES FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. EASTERLY GALES ARE LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WEST GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. && 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- 870-872-874-876-878-092200- 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- 358 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. STORM FORCE WINDS EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT TO GALES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GALES WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO RATZER
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 9, 4:44 AM CST, 3 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 3:20 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Kane, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry and 2 more | 20 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Illinois, 2009Wind Advisories in Indiana, 2009Every wind advisory in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.