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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Chicago, IL

July 1, 20125 counties in Illinois; Lake County, Indiana

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 1, 12:25 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGGlen Ellyn, ILDELAYED REPORT. IN 500 BLOCK OF FORREST AVENUE. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO HOMES. TIME ESTIMATED.
Jul 1, 12:25 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGWheaton, ILLARGE TREE FELL ON 2 CARS
Jul 1, 12:25 PM CDTHAIL 0.53 Nnw Carol Stream, IL
Jul 1, 12:25 PM CDTHAIL 1Aurora, IL
Jul 1, 12:26 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 90Winfield, ILTREES DOWN AND ROOF DAMAGE
Jul 1, 12:27 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGGlen Ellyn, IL6-10 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN.
Jul 1, 12:27 PM CDTHAIL 0.75Glen Ellyn, IL
Jul 1, 12:29 PM CDTHAIL 1Glen Ellyn, IL
Jul 1, 12:29 PM CDTHAIL 1Glen Ellyn, IL
Jul 1, 12:30 PM CDTHAIL 0.75Wheaton, IL
Jul 1, 12:32 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Villa Park, IL
Jul 1, 12:32 PM CDTHAIL 0.75Villa Park, IL60 MPH WINDS
Jul 1, 12:35 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGVilla Park, IL2-4 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN. 8-10 INCH TREES DOWN. 1 HOUSE DAMAGED BY TREE
Jul 1, 12:35 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 825 S Addison, ILTIME ESTIMATED.
Jul 1, 12:38 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 80Elmhurst, ILLARGE TREES DOWN
Jul 1, 12:40 PM CDTHAIL 1Glen Ellyn, IL
Jul 1, 12:40 PM CDTHAIL 1.5Wheaton, IL
Jul 1, 12:41 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 775 Ene Elmhurst, ILTIME ESTIMATED.
Jul 1, 12:42 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 48Oak Brook, ILPEA SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 12:43 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 61Ohare Airport, IL
Jul 1, 12:45 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGLa Grange Park, ILLARGE TREE BLOCKING SOUTHBOUND LANES OF LA GRANGE ROAD JUST SOUTH OF 22ND STREET. TIME ESTIMATED.
Jul 1, 12:45 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGWheaton, ILLARGE TREE FELL ON 2 CARS
Jul 1, 12:45 PM CDTHAIL 0.253 Sse Addison, IL
Jul 1, 12:45 PM CDTHAIL 0.75La Grange Park, ILLA GRANGE RD AND CERMACK
Jul 1, 12:45 PM CDTHAIL 1Brookfield, IL
Jul 1, 12:45 PM CDTHAIL 1Glen Ellyn, IL
Jul 1, 12:47 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGWheaton, ILCOUNTY FARM RD AND RT 38. LINES AND TREES DOWN
Jul 1, 12:47 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Chicago, IL
Jul 1, 12:48 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGNorth Riverside, IL2 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN.
Jul 1, 12:49 PM CDTHAIL 0.25La Grange, ILPLAINFIELD AND LA GRANGE RD
Jul 1, 12:49 PM CDTHAIL 0.54 Ne Brookfield, IL
Jul 1, 12:50 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGNorthlake, ILFLIPPED SHED IN HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT
Jul 1, 12:50 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGOak Brook, IL8 INCH TREE LIMB DOWN
Jul 1, 12:54 PM CDTHAIL 0.5Midway Airport, IL
Jul 1, 1:05 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGWinnetka, ILWINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN WINNETKA
Jul 1, 1:06 PM CDTMARINE TSTM WIND 444 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 1, 12:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2012-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2061 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2012-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

BMD
6 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

$$

BMD
416 
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

$$

BMD
169 
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

$$

BMD
232 
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

$$

BMD
182 
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

$$

BMD

What 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

&&

ACS
Local 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

&&

ACS
Local 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

&&

ACS
Local 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

&&

ACS
Local 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

&&

ACS
Local 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

&&

ACS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 10:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTLee43 min
Jul 1, 10:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTDeKalb, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle34 min
Jul 1, 11:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTGrundy, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Will57 min
Jul 1, 11:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle and 1 more65 min
Jul 1, 11:54 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT2 hr
Jul 1, 12:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTIroquois, Kankakee31 min
Jul 1, 12:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook, Kankakee, Will59 min
Jul 1, 1:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTJasper, Lake, Porter50 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.