Alert archive / Illinois / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this high wind warning at Dec 20, 2012, 3:55 AM CST for 4 counties in Illinois; Benton County, Jasper County, Newton County, Indiana. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2012, 3:55 AM CST (09:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2012, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
Counties Ford County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Livingston County, IL, Benton County, IN, Jasper County, IN, Newton County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 6:17 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dwight, IL | POWER LINES DOWN |
| Dec 20, 6:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Pontiac, IL | SUSTAINED WINDS AT 44 MPH. |
| Dec 20, 8:18 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Gibson City, IL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 106 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1459 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 436 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
191 WWUS73 KLOT 200955 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 355 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ILZ023-032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-201800- /O.UPG.KLOT.HW.A.0002.121220T2100Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.HW.W.0003.121220T2100Z-121221T0600Z/ KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON... MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER 355 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 /455 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /4 PM EST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /4 PM EST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE CERTAIN THAT ANY LOOSE ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS ARE SECURED. WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AS SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION BECOMES LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...WIND WHIPPED SNOW MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE ROAD CONDITIONS TREACHEROUS IN PLACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MDB/RATZER
3 follow-up statements
939 WWUS73 KLOT 201652 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1052 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ILZ023-032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-210100- /O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0003.121220T2100Z-121221T0600Z/ KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON... MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER 1052 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 /1152 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST /4 PM EST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ TONIGHT... * TIMING...FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE CERTAIN THAT ANY LOOSE ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS ARE SECURED. WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * OTHER IMPACTS...AS SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION BECOMES LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...WIND WHIPPED SNOW MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE ROAD CONDITIONS TREACHEROUS IN PLACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTF
928 WWUS73 KLOT 202310 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 510 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ILZ023-032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-210600- /O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON... MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER 510 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 /610 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ TONIGHT... * TIMING...FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE CERTAIN THAT ANY LOOSE ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS ARE SECURED. WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * OTHER IMPACTS...BANDS OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING LEADING TO ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH OR TWO...WIND WHIPPED SNOW MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE ROAD CONDITIONS TREACHEROUS IN PLACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MDB
213 WWUS73 KLOT 210600 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1200 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 ILZ023-032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-211200- /O.CAN.KLOT.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.WI.Y.0014.121221T0600Z-121221T1200Z/ KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON... MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER 1200 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 /100 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /7 AM EST/ FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /7 AM EST/ FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE CERTAIN THAT ANY LOOSE ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS ARE SECURED. WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY RESULT IN SOME BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY STICK TO ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION. && $$ ILZ019-211200- /O.NEW.KLOT.WI.Y.0014.121221T0600Z-121221T1200Z/ LA SALLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA 1200 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE CERTAIN THAT ANY LOOSE ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS ARE SECURED. WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY RESULT IN SOME BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY STICK TO ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION. && $$ MDB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 3:46 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, Winnebago | 20 hr |
| Dec 20, 9:50 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Will | 22 hr |
| Dec 19, 8:37 PM CST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | LOT | Lake, Porter | 54 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Illinois, 2012High Wind Warnings in Indiana, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.