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Gale Warning 22, NWS Chicago, IL

April 18, 2013

NWS Chicago, IL issued this gale warning at Apr 18, 2013, 3:19 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 18, 2013, 9:37 PM CDT. It was in force for 30 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 18, 2013, 3:19 AM CDT (08:19 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 18, 2013, 9:37 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 20, 2013, 3:37 AM CDT
In force
30 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 18, 2:40 AM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 2:40 AM CDT, 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 4:30 PM CDT, 10 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
430 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
182130-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
430 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /530 PM EDT WED APR 17 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW MAY PRODUCE:
  HAIL TO ONE INCH.
  STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
  HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLOODING.
  ISOLATED TORNADOES.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA
  THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE
  OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...HAIL AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED TORNADOES
  WILL MAINLY AFFECT AREAS SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR
  ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA.
  ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
  CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS.

  DISCUSSION:

  A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER WESTERN MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON
  WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING EAST ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND
  CENTRAL INDIANA. THIS WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH
  ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA INTO THIS EVENING
  AS THE LOW DEEPENS TO OUR WEST. THE FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY LIFT
  NORTH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...ALONG THE ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN
  BORDER THURSDAY MORNING. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES
  WILL RIPPLE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT...
  MAINTAINING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND ELEVATED HAIL
  PRODUCING STORMS WELL NORTH OF THE SURFACE WARM FRONT.
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOST LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK
  AREA WHERE MORE NEAR SURFACE INSTABILITY WILL BE PRESENT CLOSER
  TO THE APPROACHING SURFACE WARM FRONT. ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL
  BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH REPEATED
  TRAINING OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING STORMS LEADING TO AREAS OF
  FLOODING.

PORTIONS OF MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL REMAIN NEAR OR
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS
AREAS ROUGHLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR WHERE
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE GREATEST
THREATS ARE EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH AND HAIL LARGER THAN 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THOUGH THE
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO EXIST ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE MODERATE RISK AREA.

SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT FLOODING THREAT...WITH MANY
AREA RIVERS ALREADY AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL ALSO LIKELY CONTINUE TO RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW
LYING URBAN AREAS.

PORTIONS OF MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL REMAIN NEAR OR
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR MANY DAYS DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING IN CURRENT
SEVERE WEATHER WATCH AREAS. REPORTS OF FLOODING...RAINFALL
MEASUREMENTS AND HAIL ARE WELCOME.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

LMZ740>745-182130-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY-
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY-
430 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
COULD PRODUCE STRONG...GUSTY WINDS.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY TOWARD MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING.
SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING...AND
AGAIN DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. HIGH WAVES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTICULARLY ALONG THE INDIANA SHORE.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-182130-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE
MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH
FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE
TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
430 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF LAKE MICHIGAN. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG
GUSTY WINDS. A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS MAY OCCUR THIS EVENING
THROUGH TONIGHT MAINLY FOR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH
THURSDAY. SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE LAKE.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

RATZER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 17, 10:58 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1058 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1015 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW VILLA PARK         41.90N 87.99W
04/17/2013  M2.31 INCH       DUPAGE             IL   COCORAHS

            RAINFALL TOTAL SINCE THIS MORNING. RAIN CONTINUES.
            BACKYARD GROUND SATURATED AND WATER NOW POOLING ON
            SURFACE.

&&

RC
Local storm report, Apr 17, 11:20 PM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1120 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0855 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NE NORTH AURORA       41.82N 88.30W
04/17/2013  M1.62 INCH       KANE               IL   COCORAHS

            RAINFALL TOTAL SINCE THE MORNING...WITH 0.48 INCHES IN
            THE 4 HOURS UP TO REPORT TIME.

1057 PM     FLOOD            3 SE WILMINGTON         41.27N 88.12W
04/17/2013                   WILL               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            6 INCHES OF STANDING WATER ACROSS THE ROAD ON DONAHUE
            ROAD 1/2 MILE WEST OF SOUTH OLD CHICAGO ROAD.

1100 PM     FLOOD            ELGIN                   42.04N 88.29W
04/17/2013                   KANE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MINOR FLOODING IN ELGIN AREA. WATER RISING FAST ON CREEKS
            AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. NO ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER
            YET.

&&

RC
Local storm report, Apr 18, 12:37 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1237 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1153 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 N STREATOR            41.15N 88.83W
04/17/2013  M2.37 INCH       LA SALLE           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAINFALL SINCE 7AM. RAIN CONTINUES AT A MODERATE CLIP.

1205 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NNW BURNHAM           41.66N 87.56W
04/17/2013  M2.01 INCH       COOK               IL   COCORAHS

            RAINFALL SINCE WEDNESDAY MORNING. 0.69 INCHES IN THE PAST
            8.1 HOURS.

1214 PM     FLOOD            NEW LENOX               41.52N 87.98W
04/17/2013                   WILL               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MANY STREETS HAVE HIGH STANDING WATER IN THE SOUTHERN
            PORTION OF TOWN.

1200 PM     HEAVY RAIN       ELBURN                  41.89N 88.47W
04/17/2013  M1.52 INCH       KANE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAINFALL TOTAL FROM 330PM THROUGH MIDNIGHT. STILL RAINING
            MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES.

&&

RC
Local storm report, Apr 18, 1:09 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
109 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0108 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT     41.75N 87.79W
04/18/2013  M2.73 INCH       COOK               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HR TOTAL. STILL RAINING.

&&

MDB
Local storm report, Apr 18, 2:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
204 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0202 AM     FLOOD            CHICAGO                 41.88N 87.63W
04/18/2013                   COOK               IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING REPORTED ON THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY INCLUDING
            NEAR 87TH STREET AND FROM 159TH STREET TO INTERSTATE 57.

&&

MDB
Local storm report, Apr 18, 2:48 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
248 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0246 AM     FLOOD            NILES                   42.03N 87.81W
04/18/2013                   COOK               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER ESTIMATED 3-5 INCHES OF WATER ACROSS LEHIGH ROAD
            BETWEEN TOUHY AVE. AND HOWARD ST.

&&

MDB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 17, 7:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTIroquois29 min
Apr 17, 7:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTGrundy, LaSalle, Livingston8 hr
Apr 17, 8:29 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTBoone3 days
Apr 17, 8:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTDeKalb8 hr
Apr 17, 9:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTKankakee62 hr
Apr 17, 9:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTGrundy, Will56 hr
Apr 17, 9:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTIroquois23 hr
Apr 17, 9:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTIroquois, Kankakee33 hr
Apr 17, 9:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTIroquois23 hr
Apr 17, 9:15 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOT10 hr
Apr 17, 9:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTWill4 days
Apr 17, 9:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTDuPage3 days
Apr 17, 9:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTLaSalle3 days
Apr 17, 9:27 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTLivingston23 hr
Apr 17, 10:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTGrundy7 days
Apr 17, 10:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTGrundy53 hr
Apr 17, 10:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTCook39 hr
Apr 18, 2:15 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLOTGrundy, Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston, Will10 hr
Apr 18, 3:19 AM CDTGale WatchLOT12 hr
Apr 18, 4:01 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLOTFord, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston5 hr
Apr 18, 4:05 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyLOTCook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall and 3 more8 hr
Apr 18, 4:34 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT116 min
Apr 18, 4:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTDeKalb33 hr
Apr 18, 5:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTCook46 hr
Apr 18, 5:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTCook, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, LaSalle and 2 more8 hr
Apr 18, 6:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTCook, DuPage, Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle and 2 more61 min
Apr 18, 6:45 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT2 hr
Apr 18, 7:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTCook, DuPage, Kankakee, Will39 min
Apr 18, 7:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTCook, DuPage, Kankakee, Will36 min
Apr 18, 7:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook, DuPage, Kankakee, Will57 min
Apr 18, 7:24 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT2 hr
Apr 18, 8:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTIroquois, Kankakee96 min
Apr 18, 12:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTCook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee and 5 more8 hr
Apr 18, 1:28 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLOTBoone, DeKalb, Kane, Lake, Lee, McHenry and 2 more6 hr
Apr 18, 4:52 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOT5 hr
Apr 17, 8:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTLake65 hr
Apr 17, 9:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTPorter28 hr
Apr 17, 9:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTJasper, Porter28 hr
Apr 17, 9:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTJasper27 hr
Apr 17, 9:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTNewton24 hr

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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.