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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Chicago, IL

May 5, 2015Ford County, Kankakee County, Livingston County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2015, 4:10 PM CDT for Ford County, Kankakee County, Livingston County, Illinois. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 2015, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2015, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Ford County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Livingston County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 2:40 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryLOTLake20 hr
May 5, 2:41 PM CDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryLOT46 hr
May 5, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTNewton25 min
May 5, 6:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTNewton37 min
May 5, 6:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTJasper43 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2015Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015

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.