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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 150, NWS Chicago, IL

August 3, 2017Grundy County, Livingston County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2017, 7:04 PM CDT for Grundy County, Livingston County, Illinois. It was in force for 41 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
Aug 3, 2017, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2017, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Grundy County, IL, Livingston County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 105 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2017-08-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2243 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2017-08-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 101 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2243 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1105 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.2
Supercell composite
12.0

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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 Aug 3, 6:07 PM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 6:07 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 3:56 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
356 PM CDT Thu Aug 3 2017

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
042100-
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-
356 PM CDT Thu Aug 3 2017 /456 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2017/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
  Elevated Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
  Limited Tornado Risk.
  Elevated Hail Risk...up to quarter size.
  Elevated Thunderstorm Wind Damage Risk...up to 70 MPH.
  Limited Flooding Risk.

DISCUSSION:

Widely scattered  to scattered thunderstorms will continue through
this evening. Storm coverage and intensity will increase through
the late afternoon into the evening hours. One general area of
thunderstorms over northeastern and east-central Illinois into
northwest Indiana will continue to push east, with chances for
marginally severe hail, strong, damaging wind gusts and heavy
downpours. Localized flooding will be possible.

Another line of storms developing just west of the Mississippi
River along a cold front will push into northwestern Illinois by
early evening and then push east across the outlook area. With
this line, the most likely hazards are damaging winds and quarter
size hail. There is a low, but non-zero, risk of a tornado as
well, should some storms develop supercell characteristics. The
thunderstorm threat will end from west to east during the late
evening hours and come to an end by around midnight tonight.

In addition, portions of the Pecatonica River will remain in
flood.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Sunday and Monday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Wednesday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters will likely be needed this afternoon through this
evening.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

East at 30 mph.

&&

LMZ740>745-042100-
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-
356 PM CDT Thu Aug 3 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

  Elevated Thunderstorm Risk.
  Hazardous Conditions for Small Craft are likely.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Friday...
  Hazardous Conditions for Small Craft are likely.

Sunday and Monday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.

&&

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-042100-
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-
356 PM CDT Thu Aug 3 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms are likely, some could be severe through this
evening south of a Bay of Green Bay to Traverse City line.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Gales to 40 kt are likely Friday and Friday night.

There is a chance of thunderstorms and waterspouts Friday and
Friday evening.

There is also a chance of thunderstorms again Sunday and Monday
and again, Wednesday and Thursday.

&&

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 4:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 4:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville Il
455 PM CDT THU AUG 3 2017

ILZ006-032215-
Lake IL-
455 PM CDT THU AUG 3 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM
CDT...

At 455 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lindenhurst, or over Venetian Village, moving northeast at 30 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Waukegan, Gurnee, Zion, Grayslake, Round Lake, Antioch, Beach Park,
Fox Lake, Lake Villa, Gages Lake, Venetian Village, Long Lake,
Pistakee Highlands, Lindenhurst, Lakemoor, Wadsworth, Volo, Third
Lake, Lake Catherine and Grandwood Park.

Including the following interstates...
 I-94 between mile markers 1 and 10.
 I-294 between mile markers 1 and 10.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4249 8780 4246 8780 4238 8781 4230 8820
      4249 8820 4250 8818 4250 8812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 241DEG 25KT 4242 8800

RC
Local storm report, Aug 3, 5:04 PM CDT, 2 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
504 PM CDT THU AUG 03 2017

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

0455 PM     HAIL             NNW LINDENHURST         42.42N 88.03W
08/03/2017  M0.88 INCH       LAKE               IL   COCORAHS

&&

AKREIN
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 6:20 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville Il
620 PM CDT THU AUG 3 2017

ILZ003-008-032345-
Winnebago IL-Ogle IL-
620 PM CDT THU AUG 3 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN OGLE AND WESTERN
WINNEBAGO COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

At 620 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Albany to Dakota to near Lanark. Movement
was east at 40 mph.

Half inch to dime sized hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be
possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Rockford, Beloit, Rockton, Mount Morris, Winnebago, Pecatonica,
Forreston, Durand, Lake Summerset, Leaf River and Adeline.

LAT...LON 4250 8905 4237 8911 4201 8940 4201 8969
      4220 8969 4220 8940 4250 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 269DEG 35KT 4271 8935 4236 8950 4205 8983

RC
Local storm report, Aug 3, 6:37 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
637 PM CDT THU AUG 03 2017

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

0555 PM     HAIL             ROUND LAKE PARK         42.32N 88.06W
08/03/2017  E1.00 INCH       LAKE               IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 3, 7:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTKendall24 min
Aug 3, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTKendall29 min
Aug 3, 8:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTGrundy18 min
Aug 3, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTLivingston28 min
Aug 3, 8:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTDuPage33 min
Aug 3, 8:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTKankakee, Will25 min
Aug 3, 8:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTWill36 min
Aug 3, 9:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTFord26 min
Aug 3, 9:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTIroquois29 min
Aug 3, 9:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTLake25 min
Aug 3, 9:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTPorter30 min
Aug 3, 9:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTPorter22 min
Aug 3, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTBenton, Jasper, Newton45 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2017Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.