Alert archive / Illinois / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 22, NWS Chicago, IL
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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</html>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.
&&
RCLocal 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.
&&
RCLocal 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.
&&
RCLocal 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.
&&
MDBLocal 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.
&&
MDBLocal 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.
&&
MDBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Iroquois | 29 min |
| Apr 17, 7:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy, LaSalle, Livingston | 8 hr |
| Apr 17, 8:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Boone | 3 days |
| Apr 17, 8:31 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | DeKalb | 8 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 62 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy, Will | 56 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:14 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Iroquois | 23 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:14 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Iroquois, Kankakee | 33 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:14 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Iroquois | 23 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:15 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 10 hr | |
| Apr 17, 9:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Will | 4 days |
| Apr 17, 9:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | DuPage | 3 days |
| Apr 17, 9:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 3 days |
| Apr 17, 9:27 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Livingston | 23 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy | 7 days |
| Apr 17, 10:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy | 53 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Cook | 39 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston, Will | 10 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:19 AM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 12 hr | |
| Apr 18, 4:01 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston | 5 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:34 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 116 min | |
| Apr 18, 4:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | DeKalb | 33 hr |
| Apr 18, 5:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Cook | 46 hr |
| Apr 18, 5:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Cook, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, LaSalle and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 18, 6:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle and 2 more | 61 min |
| Apr 18, 6:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 2 hr | |
| Apr 18, 7:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Kankakee, Will | 39 min |
| Apr 18, 7:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Kankakee, Will | 36 min |
| Apr 18, 7:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Kankakee, Will | 57 min |
| Apr 18, 7:24 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 2 hr | |
| Apr 18, 8:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Iroquois, Kankakee | 96 min |
| Apr 18, 12:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Kane, Lake, Lee, McHenry and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:52 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 5 hr | |
| Apr 17, 8:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Lake | 65 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:14 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Porter | 28 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:14 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Jasper, Porter | 28 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:14 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Jasper | 27 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:14 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Newton | 24 hr |
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