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Storm Watch 2, NWS Chicago, IL

October 18, 2011

NWS Chicago, IL issued this storm watch at Oct 18, 2011, 3:21 AM CDT. It took effect at Oct 19, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 18, 2011, 3:21 AM CDT (08:21 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 19, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT
Expired: Oct 18, 2011, 2:43 PM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm watch 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 storm watch went out at Oct 18, 3:01 AM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 18, 3:01 AM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 17, 9:53 PM CDT, 5 hours 28 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
Oct 18, 1:39 PM CDT	High Wind Watch	LOT	Lake	14 hr
Oct 18, 1:58 PM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Warning	LOT	Lake	55 hr
Oct 18, 2:43 PM CDT	Gale Warning	LOT		24 hr
Oct 18, 2:43 PM CDT	Storm Warning	LOT		48 hr

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Sources

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