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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 7, 2017, 12:43 AM CST for 8 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 62 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
- Mar 7, 2017, 12:43 AM CST (06:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2017, 1:45 AM CST
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cook County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Kendall County, IL, Livingston County, IL, Will County, IL
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 10:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
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 Mar 6, 5:45 PM CST, 6 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 5:45 PM CST, 6 hours 58 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 6, 4:25 PM CST, 8 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
425 PM CST Mon Mar 6 2017
ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
072230-
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-
425 PM CST Mon Mar 6 2017 /525 PM EST Mon Mar 6 2017/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
Significant Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
Elevated Thunderstorm Wind Damage Risk...up to 60 MPH.
Limited Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.
DISCUSSION:
Gusty south winds up to around 40 mph are likely this evening. A
line of thunderstorms is expected to move into north central
Illinois late this evening, and then continue across remaining
areas in northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana overnight. Some
of these storms could be severe with damaging winds mainly west of
the Chicago area tonight.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
Tuesday...
Limited Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.
Significant Fire Weather Risk.
Wednesday...
Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.
Significant Fire Weather Risk.
Saturday...
Limited Snow Risk.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters may be needed late this evening over western portions of
the outlook area...in north central Illinois.
GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:
Moving northeast at 65 mph.
&&
LMZ740>745-072230-
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-
425 PM CST Mon Mar 6 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.
Gale Force Winds and Very Hazardous Waves are likely.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
Tuesday and Wednesday...
Gale Force Winds and Very Hazardous Waves are likely.
Friday...
Hazardous Conditions for Small Craft are likely.
&&
LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-072230-
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-
425 PM CST Mon Mar 6 2017
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Gale force winds and hazardous waves are likely.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
Gale force winds and hazardous waves are likely Tuesday through
Wednesday.
&&
Rodriguez
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Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 10:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lee, Ogle, Winnebago | 61 min |
| Mar 6, 11:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Boone, McHenry, Winnebago | 51 min |
| Mar 7, 12:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston | 54 min |
| Mar 7, 12:25 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 2 hr | |
| Mar 7, 12:45 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 90 min | |
| Mar 7, 1:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston | 52 min |
| Mar 7, 3:26 AM CST | Gale Warning | LOT | 13 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:26 AM CST | Gale Warning | LOT | 42 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:49 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 16 hr | |
| Mar 7, 1:49 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 2:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Benton, Jasper, Newton | 32 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.