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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2012, 12:44 PM EST for 5 counties in Indiana; Ford County, Iroquois County, Kankakee County, Illinois. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2012, 12:44 PM EST (17:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2012, 5:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2012, 12:40 AM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
Counties Ford County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Benton County, IN, Jasper County, IN, Lake County, IN, Newton County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 1770 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
039 WWUS73 KLOT 021744 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1144 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA... .RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WILL QUICKLY MOVE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY EARLY THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO LATE THIS EVENING. ILZ023-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-030145- /O.NEW.KLOT.WI.Y.0003.120302T2200Z-120303T0600Z/ KANKAKEE-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY... VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER 1144 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 /1244 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CST /5 PM EST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CST /5 PM EST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ TONIGHT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO ADVISORY CRITERIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AND LAST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THERE MAY BE ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL TREE LIMBS TO BREAK OFF OF TREES. WEAKENED 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. && $$ RC
3 follow-up statements
063 WWUS73 KLOT 022155 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 355 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN INDIANA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN BY EARLY THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO LATE THIS EVENING. ILZ023-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-030600- /O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0003.120302T2200Z-120303T0600Z/ KANKAKEE-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY... VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER 355 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 /455 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ TONIGHT... * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO ADVISORY CRITERIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AND LAST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THERE MAY BE ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL TREE LIMBS TO BREAK OFF OF TREES. WEAKENED OR OLD STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE AND A FEW LOOSE SHINGLES MAY BE REMOVED FROM HOUSES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION. && $$ RC
112 WWUS73 KLOT 030307 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 907 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ILZ023-033-039-INZ010-011-019-030415- /O.CAN.KLOT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T0600Z/ KANKAKEE-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...WATSEKA...PAXTON...MOROCCO... RENSSELAER...FOWLER 907 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 /1007 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS THE AREA. $$ INZ001-002-030600- /O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T0600Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO 907 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL TREE LIMBS TO BREAK OFF OF TREES. WEAKENED OR OLD STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE AND A FEW LOOSE SHINGLES MAY BE REMOVED FROM HOUSES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION. && $$ JEE
609 WWUS73 KLOT 030540 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1140 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... INZ001-002-030645- /O.CAN.KLOT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T0600Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO 1140 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ KREIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 10:29 AM EST | River Flood Watch | LOT | Lake, Newton | 22 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:01 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Boone, Lake, McHenry, Ogle, Winnebago | 13 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:21 AM EST | Gale Warning | LOT | 33 hr | |
| Mar 2, 11:29 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LOT | Boone, Lake, McHenry, Ogle, Winnebago | 10 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lee | 10 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:11 PM EST | Gale Warning | LOT | 18 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:11 PM EST | Gale Warning | LOT | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:11 PM EST | Storm Warning | LOT | 12 hr |
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.