Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2012, 12:24 PM CDT for 5 counties in Illinois; Lake County, Indiana. It was in force for 66 min. 36 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2012, 12:24 PM CDT (17:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2012, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 100.0 mph
Counties Cook County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kendall County, IL, Will County, IL, Lake County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 12:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Glen Ellyn, IL | DELAYED REPORT. IN 500 BLOCK OF FORREST AVENUE. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO HOMES. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 1, 12:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wheaton, IL | LARGE TREE FELL ON 2 CARS |
| Jul 1, 12:25 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 3 Nnw Carol Stream, IL | |
| Jul 1, 12:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Aurora, IL | |
| Jul 1, 12:26 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 90 | Winfield, IL | TREES DOWN AND ROOF DAMAGE |
| Jul 1, 12:27 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Glen Ellyn, IL | 6-10 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Jul 1, 12:27 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Glen Ellyn, IL | |
| Jul 1, 12:29 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Glen Ellyn, IL | |
| Jul 1, 12:29 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Glen Ellyn, IL | |
| Jul 1, 12:30 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Wheaton, IL | |
| Jul 1, 12:32 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Villa Park, IL | |
| Jul 1, 12:32 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Villa Park, IL | 60 MPH WINDS |
| Jul 1, 12:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Villa Park, IL | 2-4 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN. 8-10 INCH TREES DOWN. 1 HOUSE DAMAGED BY TREE |
| Jul 1, 12:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 82 | 5 S Addison, IL | TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 1, 12:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | Elmhurst, IL | LARGE TREES DOWN |
| Jul 1, 12:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Glen Ellyn, IL | |
| Jul 1, 12:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Wheaton, IL | |
| Jul 1, 12:41 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 77 | 5 Ene Elmhurst, IL | TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 1, 12:42 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 48 | Oak Brook, IL | PEA SIZE HAIL |
| Jul 1, 12:43 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | Ohare Airport, IL | |
| Jul 1, 12:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | La Grange Park, IL | LARGE TREE BLOCKING SOUTHBOUND LANES OF LA GRANGE ROAD JUST SOUTH OF 22ND STREET. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 1, 12:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wheaton, IL | LARGE TREE FELL ON 2 CARS |
| Jul 1, 12:45 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | 3 Sse Addison, IL | |
| Jul 1, 12:45 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | La Grange Park, IL | LA GRANGE RD AND CERMACK |
| Jul 1, 12:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Brookfield, IL | |
| Jul 1, 12:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Glen Ellyn, IL | |
| Jul 1, 12:47 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wheaton, IL | COUNTY FARM RD AND RT 38. LINES AND TREES DOWN |
| Jul 1, 12:47 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Chicago, IL | |
| Jul 1, 12:48 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | North Riverside, IL | 2 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN. |
| Jul 1, 12:49 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | La Grange, IL | PLAINFIELD AND LA GRANGE RD |
| Jul 1, 12:49 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 4 Ne Brookfield, IL | |
| Jul 1, 12:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Northlake, IL | FLIPPED SHED IN HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT |
| Jul 1, 12:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Oak Brook, IL | 8 INCH TREE LIMB DOWN |
| Jul 1, 12:54 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | Midway Airport, IL | |
| Jul 1, 1:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Winnetka, IL | WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN WINNETKA |
| Jul 1, 1:06 PM CDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 44 | 4 E Chatham, IL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 25 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 1 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 2061 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1957 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
864
WUUS53 KLOT 011724
SVRLOT
ILC031-043-089-093-197-INC089-011830-
/O.NEW.KLOT.SV.W.0069.120701T1724Z-120701T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1224 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
DUPAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
EASTERN KANE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN KENDALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN WILL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT
* AT 1222 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND EXTREME DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ELK GROVE VILLAGE
TO ELMHURST TO DOWNERS GROVE TO NAPERVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH. THE MOST INTENSE WINDS WERE MOVING EAST ACROSS CENTRAL
DUPAGE COUNTY.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
GLENVIEW...LOCKPORT...WOODRIDGE AND WESTERN SPRINGS AROUND 1230 PM
CDT.
NILES...MORTON GROVE...NORTHFIELD AND HOMER GLEN AROUND 1235 PM
CDT.
SKOKIE...EVANSTON...WILMETTE HARBOR AND WILMETTE AROUND 1240 PM
CDT.
CHICAGO RIDGE...WORTH AND ROGERS PARK AROUND 1245 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY...BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY...BROOKFIELD
ZOO...COLLEGE OF DUPAGE...DUPAGE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...ELGIN COMMUNITY
COLLEGE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 4211 8772 4208 8767 4191 8762 4190 8760
4184 8760 4177 8756 4175 8753 4170 8751
4168 8745 4169 8742 4167 8741 4165 8743
4163 8737 4156 8832 4184 8832 4213 8842
4215 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 273DEG 39KT 4203 8796 4190 8793
4181 8799 4175 8814
WIND...HAIL 100MPH 1.00IN
$$
BMD6 follow-up statements
535
WWUS53 KLOT 011731
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1231 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
ILC031-043-089-093-197-INC089-011830-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-120701T1830Z/
KANE IL-KENDALL IL-WILL IL-DUPAGE IL-COOK IL-LAKE IN-
1231 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN LAKE...COOK...DUPAGE...NORTHWESTERN WILL...NORTHEASTERN
KENDALL AND SOUTHEASTERN KANE COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CDT...
AT 1229 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND EXTREME DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DES PLAINES TO MAYWOOD TO
WESTERN SPRINGS TO WOODRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
NILES...MORTON GROVE...NORTHFIELD AND STICKNEY AROUND 1235 PM CDT.
SKOKIE...EVANSTON...WILMETTE HARBOR AND WILMETTE AROUND 1240 PM
CDT.
ORLAND PARK...WORTH...ROGERS PARK AND PALOS HILLS AROUND 1245 PM
CDT.
OAK FOREST...BURBANK AND OAK LAWN AROUND 1250 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL DUPAGE COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 4211 8772 4208 8767 4191 8762 4190 8760
4184 8760 4177 8756 4175 8753 4170 8751
4168 8745 4169 8742 4167 8741 4165 8743
4163 8737 4156 8832 4184 8832 4214 8814
4215 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 273DEG 39KT 4203 8786 4190 8783
4181 8789 4175 8804
WIND...HAIL 100MPH 1.00IN
$$
BMD416
WWUS53 KLOT 011744
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1244 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
ILC031-043-089-093-197-INC089-011830-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-120701T1830Z/
KANE IL-KENDALL IL-WILL IL-DUPAGE IL-COOK IL-LAKE IN-
1244 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN LAKE...COOK...DUPAGE...NORTHWESTERN WILL...NORTHEASTERN
KENDALL AND SOUTHEASTERN KANE COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CDT...
AT 1240 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH.
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SKOKIE TO
HUMBOLDT PARK TO MIDWAY AIRPORT TO WILLOW SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH. THE MOST INTENSE WINDS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
EASTERN DUPAGE COUNTY AND CENTRAL COOK COUNTY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
OAK FOREST...OAK LAWN...HYDE PARK AND ENGLEWOOD AROUND 1250 PM CDT.
POSEN...MIDLOTHIAN...DIXMOOR AND MERRIONETTE PARK AROUND 1255 PM
CDT.
PHOENIX...DOLTON AND CHATHAM AROUND 100 PM CDT.
BURNHAM AROUND 105 PM CDT.
WHITING AND EAST CHICAGO AROUND 110 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF DUPAGE COUNTY AND WILL BE MOVING INTO COOK COUNTY. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 4211 8772 4208 8767 4191 8762 4190 8760
4184 8760 4177 8756 4175 8753 4170 8751
4168 8745 4169 8742 4167 8741 4165 8743
4163 8737 4156 8832 4184 8832 4214 8814
4215 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 273DEG 39KT 4202 8770 4189 8767
4180 8773 4174 8788
WIND...HAIL 80MPH 1.00IN
$$139
WWUS53 KLOT 011801
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
101 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
ILC089-093-011810-
/O.CAN.KLOT.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-120701T1830Z/
KANE IL-KENDALL IL-
101 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KENDALL AND
SOUTHEASTERN KANE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4158 8807 4184 8818 4209 8804 4215 8774
4211 8772 4208 8767 4191 8762 4190 8760
4184 8760 4177 8756 4175 8753 4170 8751
4168 8745 4169 8742 4167 8741 4165 8743
4163 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 273DEG 39KT 4201 8742 4188 8739
4179 8745 4173 8760
$$
ILC031-043-197-INC089-011830-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-120701T1830Z/
WILL IL-DUPAGE IL-COOK IL-LAKE IN-
101 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN LAKE...COOK...DUPAGE AND NORTH CENTRAL WILL COUNTIES
UNTIL 130 PM CDT...
AT 1258 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND EXTREME DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES EAST OF MONTROSE
HARBOR TO 10 MILES EAST OF NORTHERLY ISLAND TO 5 MILES EAST OF HYDE
PARK TO CHATHAM...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE MOST INTENSE WINDS WERE
MOVING TOWARDS DOWNTOWN CHICAGO AND THE NEAR SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BURNHAM AROUND 105 PM CDT.
WHITING AND EAST CHICAGO AROUND 110 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF COOK AND DUPAGE COUNTIES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 4158 8807 4184 8818 4209 8804 4215 8774
4211 8772 4208 8767 4191 8762 4190 8760
4184 8760 4177 8756 4175 8753 4170 8751
4168 8745 4169 8742 4167 8741 4165 8743
4163 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 273DEG 39KT 4201 8742 4188 8739
4179 8745 4173 8760
WIND...HAIL 100MPH 1.00IN
$$
BMD169
WWUS53 KLOT 011811
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
111 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
ILC197-011820-
/O.CAN.KLOT.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-120701T1830Z/
WILL IL-
111 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WILL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4160 8784 4182 8792 4195 8797 4205 8766
4191 8762 4190 8760 4184 8760 4177 8756
4175 8753 4170 8751 4168 8745 4169 8742
4167 8741 4165 8743 4163 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 276DEG 31KT 4189 8756 4184 8749
4178 8749 4172 8751
$$
ILC031-043-INC089-011830-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-120701T1830Z/
DUPAGE IL-COOK IL-LAKE IN-
111 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN LAKE...EASTERN COOK AND EAST CENTRAL DUPAGE COUNTIES
UNTIL 130 PM CDT...
AT 109 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NAVY PIER TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HYDE PARK TO HYDE PARK TO WHITING...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WHITING AND EAST CHICAGO AROUND 115 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IF YOU ARE IN
THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4160 8784 4182 8792 4195 8797 4205 8766
4191 8762 4190 8760 4184 8760 4177 8756
4175 8753 4170 8751 4168 8745 4169 8742
4167 8741 4165 8743 4163 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 276DEG 31KT 4189 8756 4184 8749
4178 8749 4172 8751
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN
$$
BMD232
WWUS53 KLOT 011819
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
119 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
ILC043-011828-
/O.CAN.KLOT.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-120701T1830Z/
DUPAGE IL-
119 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL DUPAGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4161 8773 4176 8779 4185 8784 4198 8764
4191 8762 4190 8760 4184 8760 4177 8756
4175 8753 4170 8751 4168 8745 4169 8742
4167 8741 4165 8743 4163 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 276DEG 31KT 4188 8747 4183 8740
4177 8740 4171 8742
$$
ILC031-INC089-011830-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-120701T1830Z/
COOK IL-LAKE IN-
119 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN LAKE AND EAST CENTRAL COOK COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CDT...
AT 117 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 7 MILES EAST OF NORTHERLY ISLAND TO 10 MILES EAST OF HYDE PARK
TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF WHITING TO WHITING...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 4161 8773 4176 8779 4185 8784 4198 8764
4191 8762 4190 8760 4184 8760 4177 8756
4175 8753 4170 8751 4168 8745 4169 8742
4167 8741 4165 8743 4163 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 276DEG 31KT 4188 8747 4183 8740
4177 8740 4171 8742
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN
$$
BMD182
WWUS53 KLOT 011826
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
126 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
ILC031-INC089-011836-
/O.EXP.KLOT.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-120701T1830Z/
COOK IL-LAKE IN-
126 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN LAKE AND
EAST CENTRAL COOK COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 130 PM CDT...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE.
LAT...LON 4161 8773 4176 8779 4185 8784 4198 8764
4191 8762 4190 8760 4184 8760 4177 8756
4175 8753 4170 8751 4168 8745 4169 8742
4167 8741 4165 8743 4163 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 276DEG 31KT 4187 8738 4182 8731
4176 8731 4170 8733
$$
BMDWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 1, 11:08 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 11:08 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 1108 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 .DISCUSSION... 347 AM...FORECAST CONCERNS/CHALLENGES INCLUDE PRECIP CHANCES/SVR THREAT TODAY THROUGH MONDAY AND HIGH TEMPERATURES/DEWPOINTS AND ASSOCIATED HEAT INDICES AND POTENTIAL LAKE BREEZES THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. EARLIER CLEAR SKIES SATURDAY EVENING COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS AND MOIST GROUND TO ALLOW FOG TO FORM WHICH BECAME DENSE IN SOME SPOTS. BKN/OVC CIRRUS SHIELD APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO PREVENT DENSE FOG FROM BECOMING WIDESPREAD...BUT AS THIS CLOUD COVER MOVES SOUTHEAST...WILL NEED TO MONITOR VISIBILITIES THROUGH SUNRISE. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS FAIRLY HIGH REGARDING CONVECTIVE TRENDS/ PRECIP CHANCES LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE SLOWLY DRIFTING NORTH WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. ALSO EXPECTING A LAKE BREEZE THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. BUT ITS DIFFICULT TO PICK OUT OR TIME ANY UPPER LEVEL WAVES THAT COULD HELP CONVECTION TO DEVELOP. SOMEWHAT CONFIDENT THIS MORNING WILL BE DRY BUT BEYOND THAT HAVE LOW CHANCE POPS WHICH WILL NEED SOME TWEAKING AS TRENDS BECOME MORE CLEAR LATER TODAY. PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH SOME SHEAR ALOFT SUGGESTS THAT STORMS COULD QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS/LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREATS. THOUGH POTENTIAL ORGANIZATION ALSO REMAINS UNCERTAIN. THERE DOES SEEM TO BE SOME CONSENSUS OF AN UPPER WAVE RIDING SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING ALONG THE RIDGE AS IT BUILDS BACK NORTH AND POSSIBLY A SECOND WAVE MONDAY AFTERNOON. HAVE CONTINUED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS DURING THESE TIME PERIODS BUT CONFIDENCE REGARDING SPECIFICS REMAINS LOW. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 90S THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY. THE TWO HOTTEST DAYS APPEAR TO BE TUESDAY AND FRIDAY WHEN TEMPS WILL LIKELY REACH THE UPPER 90S AND PERHAPS TAG 100 AT SOME LOCATIONS. IT WILL ALSO BE QUITE HUMID WITH DEWPOINTS RANGING FROM THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. TUESDAY...WHILE VERY HOT...MIGHT SEE A MINOR BREAK AS IT WILL BE SOMEWHAT BREEZY AND SOUNDINGS SUGGEST LOWER DEWPOINTS...LOW/MID 60S...WILL LIKELY MIX TO THE SURFACE IN THE AFTERNOON. ONLY OTHER LOCAL RELIEF WILL COME IN THE WAY OF LAKE BREEZES TODAY AND THEN ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE LAKE BREEZE ON WEDNESDAY IS A POTENTIAL COMBINED COLD FRONT THOUGH NOT ALL THE MODELS HAVE IT MAKING IT AS FAR SOUTH AS NORTHEAST IL. IF IT DOES...IT COULD ALLOW A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO FIRE AND AFTER MONDAY NIGHT...HAVE THE REST OF THE WEEK DRY...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ON WEDNESDAY. AS FOR HEAT HEADLINES...NONE THIS MORNING. APPEARS HEAT INDICES MAY APPROACH 105 IN THE FAR SOUTHERN CWA THIS AFTERNOON BUT WITH POTENTIAL CLOUD COVER/PRECIP...NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO GO WITH AN ADVISORY FOR THOSE AREAS FOR TODAY. APPEARS A LARGER AREA...MAYBE THE WESTERN HALF OR SO OF THE CWA MAY REACH 105-110 ON MONDAY... AGAIN DEPENDENT ON CLOUD COVER/PRECIP AND TOO FAR OUT FOR AN ADVISORY JUST YET. HEAT INDICES LIKELY TO BE IN THE 100-105 RANGE EVERY AFTERNOON THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY. STILL APPEARS TO BE SOME CONSENSUS FOR A STRONGER COLD FRONT TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. CMS && .AVIATION... //ORD AND MDW CONCERNS...UPDATED 16Z... * CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * TIMING OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * LAKE BREEZE AND WIND SHIFT TO E OR NE THIS AFTERNOON. ZEBIC //DISCUSSION...UPDATED 12Z... WEAK WARM FRONT OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH SCATTERED TSRA NEAR THE FRONT. SMALL CHANCE EXISTS THAT TSRA COULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH LAKE BREEZE...BUT SUSPECT WEAK CONVERGENCE AND POTENTIALLY SOME CAPPING AND LACK OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SHOULD KEEP THE CHANCE OF THAT LOW ENOUGH TO KEEP OUT OF THE TAFS FOR NOW. NO PARTICULARLY WELL DEFINED UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES UPSTREAM TO KEY IN ON TO FOCUS DEVELOPMENT OF A CLUSTER OF TSRA TONIGHT...SO ACTIVITY MAY BE SOMEWHAT DISORGANIZED AND SCATTERED. UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING COVERAGE...TIMING...AND EVEN IF STORMS WILL DEVELOP WERE ENOUGH TO KEEP MY GUNSHY FROM ADDING TSRA INTO THE TAFS TONIGHT...THOUGH THERE CERTAINLY IS SOME POTENTIAL THIS EVENING AND EVEN INTO THE OVERNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHT/VARIABLE TODAY UNTIL LAKE BREEZE ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN WIND SHIFT TO EAST TO NORTHEAST...WITH BEST GUESS AT TIMING NOW ROUGHLY 20Z FOR ORD/MDW. IZZI //ORD AND MDW CONFIDENCE...UPDATED 16Z... * MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN TSRA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT * MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON LAKE BREEZE TIMING * HIGH CONFIDENCE IN ALL OTHER ELEMENTS ZEBIC //OUTLOOK FOR ORD/MDW FOR 00Z TUESDAY-12Z SUNDAY...UPDATED 12Z... MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...VFR. WEDNESDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSRA OTHERWISE VFR. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...VFR. IZZI && .MARINE... 252 AM CDT LIGHT GRADIENT OVER THE LAKE THROUGH MONDAY WITH WIND DIRECTION LARGELY DICTATED BY LAND/SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS. SOUTHERLY WINDS DO INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT WHICH SHOULD MOVE DOWN THE LAKE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN WITH COUPLE MORE DAYS OF GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS ANTICIPATED. IZZI && .LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...NONE. IN...NONE. LM...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 11:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 1101 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 021615- 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- 1101 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 /1201 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...THE STRONGEST CAPABLE OF PRODUCING: HAIL TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS. DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH. HEAVY RAIN. AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MOST OF TODAY...THIS EVENING...AND ONCE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. DISCUSSION: A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH A LAKE BREEZE ALSO EXPECTED TO FORM LATER THIS AFTERNOON. BOTH OF THESE FEATURES WILL AID THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY AS STRONG INSTABILITY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE PRESENT. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE 90S THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH ONLY SOME OCCASIONAL COOLING NEAR THE LAKE. PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH MOST OF TODAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO LMZ740>745-021615- 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- 1101 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. && 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- 870-872-874-876-878-021615- 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 TWO 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- 1101 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR ANY OF THE STORMS TO BE SEVERE WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO RODRIGUEZ
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 1, 11:33 AM CDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1133 AM CDT SUN JUL 01 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1127 AM HAIL BROOK 40.87N 87.37W
07/01/2012 E0.50 INCH NEWTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
ACSLocal storm report, Jul 1, 11:35 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1135 AM CDT SUN JUL 01 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1125 AM HAIL 5 NNW MORRIS 41.43N 88.47W
07/01/2012 M0.50 INCH GRUNDY IL COCORAHS
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ACSLocal storm report, Jul 1, 11:42 AM CDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1142 AM CDT SUN JUL 01 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 AM TSTM WND GST ROCHELLE 41.92N 89.06W
07/01/2012 M52.00 MPH OGLE IL AWOS
1135 AM TSTM WND GST DE KALB 41.93N 88.75W
07/01/2012 M44.00 MPH DEKALB IL AWOS
1137 AM HAIL DIAMOND 41.29N 88.26W
07/01/2012 M0.88 INCH WILL IL EMERGENCY MNGR
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ACSLocal storm report, Jul 1, 12:03 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1203 PM CDT SUN JUL 01 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1145 AM HAIL WILMINGTON 41.30N 88.16W
07/01/2012 M0.25 INCH WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER
CORNER OF KANKAKEE ST AND KAHLER RD
1147 AM HAIL 3 NW WILMINGTON 41.33N 88.20W
07/01/2012 M0.25 INCH WILL IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
1 MILE SOUTH OF I-55 AND LORENZO
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ACSLocal storm report, Jul 1, 12:09 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1209 PM CDT SUN JUL 01 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1203 PM TSTM WND GST WEST CHICAGO 41.89N 88.22W
07/01/2012 M59 MPH DUPAGE IL ASOS
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ACSLocal storm report, Jul 1, 12:12 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1212 PM CDT SUN JUL 01 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1210 PM TSTM WND GST BATAVIA 41.85N 88.30W
07/01/2012 M52 MPH KANE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
ACSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 10:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lee | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 10:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 11:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Will | 57 min |
| Jul 1, 11:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle and 1 more | 65 min |
| Jul 1, 11:54 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 2 hr | |
| Jul 1, 12:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Iroquois, Kankakee | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, Kankakee, Will | 59 min |
| Jul 1, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Jasper, Lake, Porter | 50 min |
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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.