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Winter Storm Watch 3, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this winter storm watch at Feb 22, 2012, 8:39 PM CST for 12 counties in Illinois; Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at Feb 23, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2012, 8:39 PM CST (02:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2012, 11:10 AM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
Counties Boone County, IL, DeKalb County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kendall County, IL, Lake County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, Lee County, IL, McHenry County, IL, Ogle County, IL, Winnebago County, IL, Lake County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:51 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 66 hr | |
| Feb 23, 6:29 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall and 4 more | 91 min |
| Feb 23, 11:10 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake and 5 more | 25 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Watches in Illinois, 2012Winter Storm Watches in Indiana, 2012Every winter storm watch in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.