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Gale Warning 72, NWS Chicago, IL

December 23, 2015

NWS Chicago, IL issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2015, 12:03 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 23, 2015, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 3 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: Dec 23, 2015, 12:03 PM CST (18:03 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 23, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
Expired: Dec 23, 2015, 9:00 PM CST
In force: 3 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 Dec 23, 11:43 AM CST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 11:43 AM CST, 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 4:08 AM CST, 7 hours 55 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
408 AM CST WED DEC 23 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
241015-
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-
408 AM CST WED DEC 23 2015 /508 AM EST WED DEC 23 2015/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

   THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH WILL PRODUCE...
    DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
    ISOLATED TORNADOES.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:
   THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP MAINLY AFTER 2PM CST AND
   CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE ENTIRE
   OUTLOOK AREA.

  DISCUSSION:
  AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS WILL LIFT NORTH
  ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AND BRING HIGH TEMPERATURES
  IN THE 60S TO THE AREA WITH DEW POINTS IN THE MIDDLE TO
  UPPER 50S. STRONG SHEAR WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
  STORM SYSTEM WITH STEEPENING LAPSE RATES AND STEADILY
  INCREASING INSTABILITY...SUPPORTIVE OF A FEW SEVERE STORMS
  THAT MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS
  AT THE SURFACE TO BACK TO THE SOUTHEAST...INCREASED TURNING
  IN THE LOW LEVEL WIND FIELDS MAY ALLOW FOR AN ISOLATED
  TORNADO.

  WINDY CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS
  EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
  WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS
  EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ON AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS...
MAINLY FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOX...ILLINOIS...DUPAGE...AND ROCK
RIVERS.

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

WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ON AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS...
MAINLY FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOX...ILLINOIS...DUPAGE...AND ROCK
RIVERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

&&

LMZ740>745-241015-
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-
408 AM CST WED DEC 23 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR
SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
LIKELY TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE AND PRODUCE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 40 KT.

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

STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE POSSBLE THURSDAY MORNING.

STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY.

&&

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-241015-
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-
408 AM CST WED DEC 23 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY MAINLY FOR THE SOUTH HALF THIS
EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN STORM FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY FOR
NORTH HALF AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...MAINLY FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE LAKE.
SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE AND PRODUCE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 40 KT.

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

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY FOR THE SOUTH HALF THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...AND STORM FORCE WINDS FOR THE NORTH HALF. THEN
GALES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
NORTH HALF.

&&

BEACHLER

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
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WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 23, 9:18 AM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
918 AM CST WED DEC 23 2015

ILZ032-039-231600-
LIVINGSTON IL-FORD IL-
918 AM CST WED DEC 23 2015

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR FORD AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES UNTIL
1000 AM CST...

AT 917 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR COOKSVILLE TO
MANSFIELD...AND MOVING NORTH AT 60 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PONTIAC...             PAXTON...              FAIRBURY...
GIBSON CITY...         PIPER CITY...          FORREST...
CHATSWORTH...          ODELL...               CULLOM...
GIBSON...              CORNELL...             MELVIN...
SAUNEMIN...            ROBERTS...             ELLIOTT...
SIBLEY...              KEMPTON...             EMINGTON...
STRAWN...

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
 I-55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 189 AND 210.
 I-57 NEAR MILE MARKER 258.

LAT...LON 4062 8846 4062 8857 4076 8858 4076 8879
      4108 8875 4093 8814 4040 8812 4040 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 1517Z 199DEG 53KT 4051 8873 4021 8850

BMD

Local storm report, Dec 23, 10:09 AM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1009 AM CST WED DEC 23 2015

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

0944 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FAIRBURY                40.75N 88.51W
12/23/2015                   LIVINGSTON         IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE HALF MILE EAST OF FAIRBURY ON US 24. POWER POLE DOWN
            DUE TO WINDS.

&&

ACS

Special weather statement, Dec 23, 10:20 AM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 23, 11:13 AM CST, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1113 AM CST WED DEC 23 2015

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

1058 AM     TSTM WND GST     PIPER CITY              40.76N 88.19W
12/23/2015  E50 MPH          FORD               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TIME ESTIMATED.

&&

Special weather statement, Dec 23, 11:37 AM CST, 26 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
Dec 23, 3:56 AM CST	Gale Warning	LOT		29 hr
Dec 23, 3:56 AM CST	Gale Warning	LOT		35 hr
Dec 23, 3:56 AM CST	Storm Warning	LOT		29 hr
Dec 23, 4:38 AM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	LOT		13 hr
Dec 23, 9:18 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Ford, Livingston	42 min
Dec 23, 9:25 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois, Livingston	50 min
Dec 23, 10:19 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Kane, Kendall	7 days
Dec 23, 10:19 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	LaSalle	67 hr
Dec 23, 10:19 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Will	44 hr
Dec 23, 10:20 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Ford	40 min
Dec 23, 10:50 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois, Livingston	25 min
Dec 23, 11:30 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more	16 hr
Dec 23, 11:39 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LOT		96 min
Dec 23, 12:03 PM CST	Gale Warning	LOT		21 hr
Dec 23, 11:37 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Lake	38 min

Nearby

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Sources

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