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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Chicago, IL

March 11, 20148 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this winter storm warning at Mar 11, 2014, 3:51 AM CDT for 8 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Mar 11, 2014, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 13 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: Mar 11, 2014, 3:51 AM CDT (08:51 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 11, 2014, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired: Mar 12, 2014, 10:32 AM CDT
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL

Counties DuPage County, IL, Ford County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Kendall County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, Livingston County, IL, Benton County, IN, Jasper County, IN, Lake County, IN, Newton County, IN, Porter County, IN

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Mar 11, 3:44 AM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 3:44 AM CDT, 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 4:09 PM CDT, 11 hours 42 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
Mar 10, 9:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Bureau, LaSalle	13 days
Mar 10, 9:51 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Will	68 hr
Mar 11, 3:51 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	DeKalb, Ford, Iroquois, Kane, Lake, LaSalle and 3 more	31 hr
Mar 11, 7:15 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	LaSalle	5 days
Mar 11, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Kankakee	65 hr
Mar 11, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Grundy, Will	4 days
Mar 11, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Iroquois	4 days
Mar 10, 9:51 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Newton	7 days
Mar 11, 8:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Lake, Newton	35 days

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Illinois, 2014 Winter Storm Warnings in Indiana, 2014 Every winter storm warning in 2014

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.