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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this wind advisory at Mar 13, 2019, 2:42 PM CDT for 16 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Mar 14, 2019, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2019, 2:42 PM CDT (19:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2019, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2019, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
All 21 counties
Boone County, IL, DeKalb County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Ford County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Kendall County, IL, Lake County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, Lee County, IL, Livingston County, IL, McHenry County, IL, Ogle County, IL, Winnebago County, IL, Benton County, IN, Jasper County, IN, Lake County, IN, Newton County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 156 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 801 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 427 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 438 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 13, 1:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 1:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 13, 12:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 1214 PM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 141715- Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-DeKalb-Kane-DuPage-Cook- La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Will-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- 1214 PM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019 /114 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Elevated Flooding Risk. Limited Thunderstorm Risk. Limited Non thunderstorm Wind Risk. DISCUSSION... Rain, some heavy, along with embedded thunderstorms will move eastward across the area this evening and early overnight. Because of wet conditions and frozen ground, rises on area rivers and streams will continue across north central and far northern Illinois. Some flooding is also possible in areas away from streams. In addition, some of the showers and storms may produce wind gusts in excess of 40 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Thursday... Limited Severe Thunderstorm Risk. Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk. DISCUSSION: High winds are expected Thursday, with gusts of 45 mph or greater possible. Thunderstorms developing along a cold front during the day Thursday may be severe, with damaging winds the main threat. The greatest threat for severe weather will be over far eastern Illinois and northwest Indiana. Rises on area rivers from rain and snow melt may cause flooding. The Fox and Rock river basins will be particularly prone to the potential for flooding over the next several days. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Moving toward the northeast at 55 mph. LMZ740>745-141715- 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- 1214 PM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Hazardous conditions for small craft. Limited Thunderstorm Risk tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Thursday... Gale force winds and or very hazardous waves are likely. Limited Severe Thunderstorm Risk. Friday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. MTF Visit us at http://weather.gov/chicago Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube at: www.facebook.com/nwschicago www.twitter.com/nwschicago www.youtube.com/nwschicago
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 13, 9:04 AM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
904 AM CDT WED MAR 13 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 AM FLOOD AMBOY 41.71N 89.33W
03/13/2019 LEE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS
FLOODING OF GREEN RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF
AMBOY. FLOODING WAS IMPACTING SHAPIRO PARK
IN AMBOY.
0830 AM FLOOD LEAF RIVER 42.13N 89.40W
03/13/2019 OGLE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
OGLE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS
FLOODING OF LEAF RIVER. FLOOD WATERS WERE
IMPACTING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER
AND A FEW PORTIONS OF LOW-LYING RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES.
0830 AM FLOOD HILLCREST 41.95N 89.08W
03/13/2019 OGLE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
OGLE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS
FLOODING OF KYTE RIVER. FLOOD WATERS
INUNDATED RIVER ROAD IN HILLCREST.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 8:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 20 days |
| Mar 12, 8:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Boone | 4 days |
| Mar 12, 8:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Lake | 5 days |
| Mar 13, 3:31 AM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 12 hr | |
| Mar 13, 9:56 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Lake, Lee, McHenry, Ogle and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Lee, Ogle | 8 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 21 days |
| Mar 13, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 21 days |
| Mar 13, 10:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Kane, McHenry | 21 days |
| Mar 13, 10:50 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Lake | 4 days |
| Mar 13, 11:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Bureau, LaSalle, Putnam | 10 days |
| Mar 13, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | LaSalle | 4 days |
| Mar 13, 3:36 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 36 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.