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Gale Warning 57, NWS Chicago, IL

March 21, 2011

NWS Chicago, IL issued this gale warning at Mar 21, 2011, 3:05 PM CDT. It took effect at Mar 22, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 27 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 21, 2011, 3:05 PM CDT (20:05 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 22, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT
Expired: Mar 23, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 27 hr
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Mar 21, 2:52 PM CDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 2:52 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 21, 11:03 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 21, 11:56 AM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 20, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Will	21 min
Mar 20, 8:03 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		42 min
Mar 20, 8:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Lake	7 days
Mar 20, 8:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Lake	4 days
Mar 20, 8:30 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Kane, Kendall	13 days
Mar 20, 8:30 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Winnebago	4 days
Mar 20, 8:30 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Winnebago	38 hr
Mar 20, 8:30 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Winnebago	4 days
Mar 20, 8:30 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Ogle	5 days
Mar 21, 10:39 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Lee	33 hr
Mar 21, 3:05 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		3 days

Nearby

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Sources

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