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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Chicago, IL

June 10, 2015Porter County, Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2015, 6:48 AM CDT for Porter County, Indiana. It was in force for 42 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: Jun 10, 2015, 6:48 AM CDT (11:48 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2015, 7:30 AM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Porter County, IN

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:52 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 severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 10, 6:15 AM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 6:15 AM CDT, 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 4:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 6:41 AM CDT, 7 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
Jun 10, 6:51 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		39 min
Jun 10, 7:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Grundy, Kankakee, LaSalle, Will	61 min
Jun 10, 8:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	LaSalle	41 min
Jun 10, 8:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Grundy	43 min
Jun 10, 4:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Cook	32 min
Jun 10, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		60 min
Jun 10, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	LaSalle	33 min
Jun 10, 5:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Kendall	42 min
Jun 10, 5:58 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		92 min
Jun 10, 6:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Cook	4 hr
Jun 10, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Will	45 min
Jun 10, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Cook	39 min
Jun 10, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Kendall, Will	40 min
Jun 10, 6:49 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Kendall, Will	4 hr
Jun 10, 6:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Porter	49 min
Jun 10, 7:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Porter	23 min
Jun 10, 6:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Porter	42 min

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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.