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Gale Warning 33, NWS Chicago, IL

October 2, 2014

NWS Chicago, IL issued this gale warning at Oct 2, 2014, 8:31 PM CDT. It took effect at Oct 3, 2014, 3:46 AM CDT. It was in force for 35 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: Oct 2, 2014, 8:31 PM CDT (01:31 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 3, 2014, 3:46 AM CDT
Expired: Oct 4, 2014, 2:50 PM CDT
In force: 35 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 Oct 2, 6:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 2, 6:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 2, 4:40 PM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 2, 7:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Iroquois	4 hr
Oct 2, 10:22 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		53 min
Oct 2, 8:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Newton	28 min
Oct 3, 10:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Lake, Newton	8 days

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Sources

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