Alert archive / Illinois / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this wind advisory at Apr 16, 2012, 8:28 AM CDT for 16 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2012, 8:28 AM CDT (13:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2012, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
All 21 counties
Boone County, IL, DeKalb County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Ford County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Kendall County, IL, Lake County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, Lee County, IL, Livingston County, IL, McHenry County, IL, Ogle County, IL, Winnebago County, IL, Benton County, IN, Jasper County, IN, Lake County, IN, Newton County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 1214 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
990 WWUS73 KLOT 161328 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 828 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 162130- /O.NEW.KLOT.WI.Y.0007.120416T1328Z-120416T2300Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-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...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK... WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO... OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC... WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER... FOWLER 828 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012 /928 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /7 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /7 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. 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. && $$ IZZI
3 follow-up statements
409 WWUS73 KLOT 161718 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1218 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 162300- /O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120416T2300Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK- LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD- LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK... WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO... OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC... WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER... FOWLER 1218 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012 /118 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /7 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION. && $$ IZZI
478 WWUS73 KLOT 162002 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 302 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 162300- /O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120416T2300Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-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...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK... WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO... OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC... WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER... FOWLER 302 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012 /402 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /7 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. 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. && $$ IZZI
348 WWUS73 KLOT 162249 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 549 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012 .WHILE STILL A BIT WINDY...SPEEDS HAVE STEADILY DIMINISHED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY DROP OFF WITH THE SUN SETTING. ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 170000- /O.EXP.KLOT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120416T2300Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK- LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD- LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK... WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO... OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC... WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER... FOWLER 549 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012 /649 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT /7 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING... WEST WINDS HAD DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH DURING THE LATER AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DROP OFF WITH SUNSET WITH WINDS BY MID EVENING FROM THE NORTHWEST AT ONLY AROUND 10 MPH. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 9:28 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 28 hr | |
| Apr 15, 9:28 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 6 hr | |
| Apr 15, 11:28 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 4 hr | |
| Apr 16, 6:53 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 3 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.