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Gale Warning 20, NWS Chicago, IL

April 9, 2013

NWS Chicago, IL issued this gale warning at Apr 9, 2013, 9:46 PM CDT. It took effect at Apr 10, 2013, 3:24 AM CDT. It was in force for 55 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2013, 9:46 PM CDT (02:46 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 10, 2013, 3:24 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 12, 2013, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
55 hr
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Apr 9, 6:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 6:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 6:16 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryLOTOgle5 hr
Apr 10, 6:16 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryLOTLee7 days
Apr 10, 6:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTLake16 hr
Apr 10, 6:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTDeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Lee, Ogle58 min
Apr 10, 6:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT2 hr
Apr 10, 7:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTCook, DuPage, Lake66 min
Apr 10, 10:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTKane, McHenry12 hr
Apr 10, 10:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTKane, Kendall36 hr
Apr 10, 10:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTLake36 hr
Apr 10, 10:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTWill25 hr
Apr 10, 10:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTIroquois12 hr
Apr 10, 10:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTWinnebago6 days
Apr 10, 10:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTWinnebago20 days
Apr 10, 10:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTOgle35 hr
Apr 10, 10:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTWinnebago19 days
Apr 10, 12:11 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTBureau, LaSalle18 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.