Alert archive / Illinois / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this wind advisory at Feb 29, 2012, 3:59 AM CST for 12 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Feb 29, 2012, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 29, 2012, 3:59 AM CST (09:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 29, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
Counties DeKalb County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Ford County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Kendall County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, Lee County, IL, Livingston County, IL, Ogle County, IL, Benton County, IN, Jasper County, IN, Lake County, IN, Newton County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:02 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 1465 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 390 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
675 WWUS73 KLOT 290959 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 359 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRANSITING THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST BEHIND A WARM FRONT AND BECOME GUSTY THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE FILLS AND CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST AWAY FROM THE REGION. ILZ019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-291800- /O.NEW.KLOT.WI.Y.0002.120229T1500Z-120301T0000Z/ LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD- LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET... KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO... MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER 359 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 /459 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA BY LATE THIS MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WHERE A BRIEF PERIOD OF WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL LIMBS AND TWIGS TO BREAK FROM TREES. WEAK OR OLD STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE AND A FEW LOOSE SHINGLES MAY BE REMOVED FROM HOUSES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ BMD
3 follow-up statements
723 WWUS73 KLOT 291501 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 901 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRANSITIONING THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE FILLS AND CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST AWAY FROM THE REGION. ILZ008-010>014-292300- /O.EXA.KLOT.WI.Y.0002.120229T1500Z-120301T0000Z/ OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA... WHEATON...CHICAGO 901 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA BY LATE THIS MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL LIMBS AND TWIGS TO BREAK FROM TREES. WEAK OR OLD STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE AND A FEW LOOSE SHINGLES MAY BE REMOVED FROM HOUSES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION. && $$ ILZ019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-292300- /O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD- LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET... KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO... MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER 901 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 /1001 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA BY LATE THIS MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WHERE A BRIEF PERIOD OF WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL LIMBS AND TWIGS TO BREAK FROM TREES. WEAK OR OLD STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE AND A FEW LOOSE SHINGLES MAY BE REMOVED FROM HOUSES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ RC
311 WWUS73 KLOT 292200 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 400 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE TO OUR NORTHWEST FILLS AND CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST AWAY FROM THE REGION. ILZ008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-010000- /O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL- KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER- BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA... WHEATON...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET... KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO... MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER 400 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 /500 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL LIMBS TO BREAK FROM TREES. WEAK OR OLD STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE AND A FEW LOOSE SHINGLES MAY BE REMOVED FROM HOUSES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION. && $$ JEE
319 WWUS73 KLOT 010005 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 605 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ILZ008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-010115- /O.EXP.KLOT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL- KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER- BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA... WHEATON...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET... KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO... MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER 605 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 /705 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING BUT WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. $$
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.