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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this flash flood warning at May 15, 2020, 12:11 AM CDT for 8 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 4 hr. 12 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 2020, 12:11 AM CDT (05:11 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2020, 4:16 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cook County, IL, DeKalb County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kendall County, IL, Lake County, IL, McHenry County, IL, Will County, IL
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:15 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 12:15 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Wnw Sycamore, IL | WATER OVER THE ROAD AND IMPASSIBLE. REPORTED AT IL 64 AND 1ST STREET, SYCAMORE, IL. |
| May 15, 12:20 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 S Cortland, IL | WATER REPORTED OVER THE ROAD AND CROP DEBRIS FROM THE FIELDS ONTO THE ROAD. REPORTED AT PERRY ROAD AND SOMONAUK RD, DEKALB, IL. |
| May 15, 12:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Elk Grove Village, IL | TOWNHOME COMPLEX NEAR THE ALEXIAN BROTHERS HOSPITAL NEAR BIESNER ROAD WITH WATER UP TO THE DOORWARYS. LAKE NEARBY IS OVERFLOWING. |
| May 15, 12:40 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W Elk Grove Village, IL | PUBLIC REPORTS FLOODED RETENTION PONDS NEARING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES NEAR BEISNER ROAD AND GLOUCESTER DRIVE IN ELK GROVE VILLAGE. RELAYED VIA SPOTTER NETWORK. |
| May 15, 12:40 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Carol Stream, IL | PUBLIC REPORTS KLEIN CREEK EXCEEDING BANKFULL IN CAROL STREAM. RELAYED VIA SPOTTER NETWORK. |
| May 15, 12:50 AM CDT | FLOOD | 1 Nnw Roselle, IL | PUBLIC REPORT OF OVERFLOWING DETENTION POND NEAR MARION STREET AND ARTHUR AVENUE IN ROSELLE. |
| May 15, 12:52 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hanover Park, IL | ONE TO TWO FEET OF WATER ON BARRINGTON ROAD. |
| May 15, 1:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Norwood Park - Chi, IL | REPORTED AT DEVON AND MILWAUKEE, CHICAGO, IL. |
| May 15, 1:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Carol Stream, IL | PHOTO SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF WATER NEARING A STRUCTURE NEAR KUHN ROAD AND MUNSON DRIVE IN CAROL STREAM. |
| May 15, 1:15 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ssw Medinah, IL | SIGNIFICANT FLOODING MANY STREETS WATER COVERED 2-3 FEET DEEP. SIMILAR REPORTES FROM HANOVER, BARTLETTT, CAROL STREAM IN NORTH CENTRAL DUPAGE AND COOK COUNTIES. |
| May 15, 1:15 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ssw Medinah, IL | SIGNIFICANT FLOODING MANY STREETS WATER COVERED 2-3 FEET DEEP. SIMILAR REPORTS FROM HANOVER TOWNSHIP, BARTLETT, CAROL STREAM IN NORTH CENTRAL DUPAGE AND COOK COUNTIES. |
| May 15, 1:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Elmhurst, IL | ONE TO TWO FEET OF WATER ON THE I-290. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 11 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 4 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 281 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1089 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted.
988
WGUS53 KLOT 150511
FFWLOT
ILC031-037-043-089-093-097-111-197-150945-
/O.NEW.KLOT.FF.W.0004.200515T0511Z-200515T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
1211 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Kendall County in northeastern Illinois...
Southern Lake County in northeastern Illinois...
Northwestern Will County in northeastern Illinois...
De Kalb County in north central Illinois...
Kane County in northeastern Illinois...
Southern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois...
DuPage County in northeastern Illinois...
Northwestern Cook County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 445 AM CDT.
* At 1211 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
torrential rain across much the warned area. Up to two inches or
more of rain have already fallen on top of the heavy rain that
fell on Thursday morning. One to two inches of additional rain may
fall within the next hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Elgin, Arlington Heights,
Evanston, Schaumburg, Bolingbrook, Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines,
Mount Prospect, Wheaton, Hoffman Estates, Downers Grove, Glenview,
Elmhurst, Lombard and Buffalo Grove.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flash flooding of
small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and
underpasses, country roads, farmland, and other drainage areas and
low lying spots.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 4225 8782 4213 8774 4206 8767 4199 8765
4199 8791 4161 8791 4154 8845 4187 8894
4215 8894 4215 8871 4221 8870 4226 8831
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
RC3 follow-up statements
744
WGUS73 KLOT 150552
FFSLOT
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
1252 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020
ILC031-037-043-089-093-097-111-197-150945-
/O.CON.KLOT.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200515T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kendall IL-Lake IL-Will IL-De Kalb IL-Kane IL-McHenry IL-DuPage IL-
Cook IL-
1252 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR
NORTHERN KENDALL...SOUTHERN LAKE...NORTHWESTERN WILL...DE KALB...
KANE...SOUTHERN MCHENRY...DUPAGE AND NORTHWESTERN COOK COUNTIES...
At 1249 AM CDT, doppler radar indicated moderate to heavy rain
falling across the warned area. At 1230 AM CDT, trained weather
spotters reported flash flooding occuring in Elk Grove Village, with
water up to the doorways of a townhome complex. Up to two to three
inches of rain have already fallen since Thursday evening on top of
the rain that fell on Thursday morning. Flash flooding is likely
ongoing in much of the warned area.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage
and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Elgin, Arlington Heights,
Evanston, Schaumburg, Bolingbrook, Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines,
Mount Prospect, Wheaton, Hoffman Estates, Downers Grove, Glenview,
Elmhurst, Lombard and Buffalo Grove.
Additional rainfall amounts of up to one to two inches are possible
in the warned area over the next hour.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flash flooding of
small creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low
lying spots.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 4225 8782 4213 8774 4206 8767 4199 8765
4199 8791 4161 8791 4154 8845 4187 8894
4215 8894 4215 8871 4221 8870 4226 8831
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
RC239
WGUS73 KLOT 150701
FFSLOT
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
201 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020
ILC031-037-043-089-093-097-111-197-150945-
/O.CON.KLOT.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200515T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kendall IL-Lake IL-Will IL-De Kalb IL-Kane IL-McHenry IL-DuPage IL-
Cook IL-
201 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR
NORTHERN KENDALL...SOUTHERN LAKE...NORTHWESTERN WILL...DE KALB...
KANE...SOUTHERN MCHENRY...DUPAGE AND NORTHWESTERN COOK COUNTIES...
At 152 AM CDT, broadcast media reported flash flooding in Elmhurst,
with a portion of Interstate 290 closed due to flooding. In
addition, trained weather spotters reported widespready flash
flooding in portions north central DuPage and adjacent Cook
Counties, including multiple roads covered by two to three feet of
water in Carol Stream, Hanover Township, Barlett and Medinah. Up to
two to four inches of rain fell since Thursday evening on top of
over an inch in portions of the area on Thursday morning.
Flash flooding is likely ongoing across much of the warned area.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage
and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Elgin, Arlington Heights,
Evanston, Schaumburg, Bolingbrook, Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines,
Mount Prospect, Wheaton, Hoffman Estates, Downers Grove, Glenview,
Elmhurst, Lombard and Buffalo Grove.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flash flooding of
small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and
underpasses, country roads, farmland, and other drainage areas and
low lying spots.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 4225 8782 4213 8774 4206 8767 4199 8765
4199 8791 4161 8791 4154 8845 4187 8894
4215 8894 4215 8871 4221 8870 4226 8831
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
RC654
WGUS73 KLOT 150916
FFSLOT
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
416 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020
ILC031-037-043-089-093-097-111-197-150925-
/O.CAN.KLOT.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200515T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kendall IL-Lake IL-Will IL-De Kalb IL-Kane IL-McHenry IL-DuPage IL-
Cook IL-
416 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN KENDALL...SOUTHERN LAKE...
NORTHWESTERN WILL...DE KALB...KANE...SOUTHERN MCHENRY...DUPAGE AND
NORTHWESTERN COOK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The heavy rain has ended. While flash flooding is no longer
expected, some flooding will continue as standing water recedes on
area roadways and small creeks and streams remain elevated. An areal
flood warning is in effect through 1000 AM CDT. Please continue to
heed any road closures.
LAT...LON 4225 8782 4213 8774 4206 8767 4199 8765
4199 8791 4161 8791 4154 8845 4187 8894
4215 8894 4215 8871 4221 8870 4226 8831
$$
KluberWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at May 14, 10:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 10:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville, IL
1031 PM CDT Thu May 14 2020
.MESOSCALE DISCUSSION...
1030 PM CDT
Convective trends continue to fall in line with expectations,
although there still is uncertainty on exact targeting of any
other flash flood areas outside of the current Flash Flood
Warning. The severe threat is likely gradually waning and should
continue to through 1 a.m., while the flooding threat will remain
elevated into the wee hours of the morning.
The training convection across northern Livingston County has now
moved more so into Kankakee County, with some cold pool push and
low-level outflow. This will probably ease the flash flood threat
some but given passing over the Kankakee metro area and still
cloud tops to -74C on infrared imagery, a Flash Flood Warning for
that area was issued. Also watching just north of the outflow
surge where it re-intersects the updraft, as it has shown some
curl and mesovortexgenesis signature. We do mention tornado
possible in that warning.
On the broader scale, the low-level jet nose is pointing directly
into northern Illinois. Warm-advection driven thunderstorms on
this have sprung across north central Illinois into parts of the
Chicago metro and these should continue to fill in with heavy rain
and flash flooding being the main threat. Within the updraft
areas of the convective complex, there is concern for isolated
strong winds especially in any bowing segments or in/near
mesovortices. One of these mesovortices is noted tracking into Lee
County, and another entering western Bureau County. These will be
areas we will have to also watch for some temporary QLCS tornado
threat.
The main concern remains flash flooding especially any areas with
sustained west-to-east development and any slowing/regeneration of
the main convective area as it moves out of northwest Illinois.
It's still unsure how quickly cold pool amalgamation or any push
from cold pools will occur with this, especially in the next few
hours. So the flash flood threat remains most pronounced through 2
a.m. or so and we will continue to look to target areas with
Flash Flood Warnings. Localized flooding (that to Areal Flood
Advisory level) is likely across many parts of the area with the
at least temporary heavy rainfall rates.
MTF
&&
.SHORT TERM...
249 PM CDT
Through Friday...
Lingering showers and thunderstorms have diminished in coverage and
exited to the east of the area this afternoon. Meanwhile, dew points
have surged into the low to mid 60s across the area. The extensive
cloud cover has limited surface warming somewhat, but current
satellite trends suggest the cirrus beginning to thin which should
help temperatures warm up into the low 70s across much of the area.
An east-west oriented boundary has set up across southern Iowa
into northern IL, combined with strengthening low level jet will
set the stage for potential severe weather and heavy rain this
evening and overnight.
The primary corridor for severe weather has shifted south mainly
along and south of I-80 where the better instability will be.
Conditions are not as favorable as once thought thanks to the
continued precip through the morning and early afternoon hours which
has prevented the surface boundary from lifting as far north. In
general, expecting things to begin in multi-cell clusters this
evening and transition to a more linear mode and track off to the
east. Primary severe weather threats will be strong winds on the
leading edge of this line. Some hail may be possible with the
stronger storms, especially at the onset and a QLCS tornado threat
cannot be entirely ruled out.
Of greater concern with this system is the potential for training
thunderstorms resulting in flash flooding. The upwind Corfidi
vectors for propagation into the inflow are light and even
oriented to the northeast which suggests that redevelopment
behind the leading edge of the line is possible resulting in heavy
rain falling over the same areas for multiple hours. Current
thinking and trends is that this will favor along and near the
I-80 corridor. Have fielded a Flash Flood Watch to account for the
potential for heavy rain. Wherever this ultimately sets up could
see locally heavy rain amounts of 3-4+ inches of rain when this is
all said and done. If the cold pool ends up being stronger it may
be able to help push this out of the area more quickly reducing
the flooding potential, but current thinking is this will be
limited in its influence.
Once overnight showers and thunderstorms move out Friday morning a
mostly quiet day between systems. Temperatures are expected in the
70s, (60s closest to the lake). A lake breeze is expected to develop
in the afternoon which will lead to quick cooling behind it.
Aside from the severe weather and flooding threat, dense marine fog
is expected across southern Lake Michigan through late morning
tomorrow.
Petr
&&
.LONG TERM...
154 PM CDT
Friday Night through Thursday...
Things look more tranquil to start of the the long term portion of
the forecast on Friday night as shortwave ridging briefly builds
in overhead northeasterly winds develop in the wake of our
departing storm system. Can't rule out a few showers developing
across our far southern counties through the overnight hours, but
think things look mainly dry. Persistent east to northeasterly
winds on Saturday look to hold lakeside temperatures down towards
60 degrees or so, but a notable temperature gradient may set up
inland and for areas south of I-80 should cloud cover hold off
through the afternoon with some mid and even upper 70s not out the
question.
Warm advection will really get cranking Saturday afternoon and
evening in advance of our next weather maker which looks to be a
rather stout shortwave. Will commensurately ramp PoPs up through
Saturday night and Sunday in advance of this system. With the
latest multi-model consensus supporting this disturbance arriving
during the overnight and early-morning hours, currently
anticipate the severe threat remaining on the lower end of the
spectrum with an overall dearth of surface-based instability
present although things do look impressive upstairs from a
kinematic standpoint. Should this system slow down, the severe
threat would increase owing to the potential for diurnal gains in
instability.
This disturbance peels east of the region through the day on
Sunday although conditions may remain somewhat unsettled even
into Monday as the core of the cold upper-low looks like it may
take its time fully clearing the area to the east. We'll also have
to keep an eye on a period of potentially gustier onshore winds
which may develop on the backside of this departing low. Still
some uncertainty regarding the magnitude of the developing onshore
flow with things-- as they stand right now--looking like waves
may flirt with Lakeshore Advisory criteria into Monday and Monday
evening.
Guidance today continues to trend towards developing a rather
blocky upper air pattern into the middle of next week with the
potential for persistent east or northeasterly surface winds to
keep temperatures on the cooler side. Always some volatility with
these types of set ups, but have trended things cooler in line
with the most recent blended guidance into the middle and end of
the week as a result.
Carlaw
&&
.AVIATION...
For the 00Z TAFs...
Aviation concerns include:
* Period of thunderstorms expected to develop by mid-evening and
persisting past midnight before diminishing.
* IFR/low MVFR ceilings likely with storms and lingering
afterwards into early Friday morning.
* Winds generally southwest winds until shifting to northwest with
cold frontal passage early Friday morning, with northeast lake
breeze winds expected Friday afternoon/evening.
Outflow from convection earlier in the day had pushed the
effective warm frontal boundary well south of the terminals across
southern IL. However, decreasing cloudiness this afternoon has
allowed some warming and destabilization of the airmass north of
this boundary, allowing it to mix back northward late this
afternoon. A mid-level disturbance will track east along and just
north of this warm front from IA into northern IL and northwest
IN this evening/overnight, with an area of thunderstorms currently
over central/eastern expected to expand eastward across the
terminals during the mid-late evening hours. Thunderstorm coverage
should diminish after midnight (1-2 am) across the terminals,
though showers will likely linger for several hours into early
Friday morning before sliding off to the southeast with the
passage of a cold front.
Patchy MVFR ceilings have scattered late this afternoon as better
mixing has developed northward into the area, though a rather
moist boundary layer will likely support low MVFR and IFR ceilings
to develops as precipitation spreads across the area with the
storms. Guidance maintains IFR ceilings through most of the
overnight hours before a gradual improvement through MVFR occurs
behind the cold front Friday morning.
Surface winds are initially south-southwest ahead of the cluster
of storms this evening, and may back slightly as weak surface low
pressure approaches. Some variability in direction is possible as
the complex of showers/storms moves through. Cold frontal passage
looks to occur 12-13Z Friday morning for the Chicago terminals,
with a shift to northwest winds, and an expected lake breeze
should produce a shift to northeast winds for the afternoon and
evening hours.
Ratzer
&&
.LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...Flash Flood Watch...ILZ008-ILZ010-ILZ011-ILZ012-ILZ013-ILZ019-
ILZ020-ILZ021-ILZ023-ILZ032-ILZ103-ILZ104-ILZ105-ILZ106-
ILZ107-ILZ108 until 7 AM Friday.
IN...Flash Flood Watch...INZ001-INZ002 until 7 AM Friday.
LM...Dense Fog Advisory...IL nearshore waters until 7 AM Friday.
&&
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
326 PM CDT Thu May 14 2020
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-152030-
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-
La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-
Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
326 PM CDT Thu May 14 2020 /426 PM EDT Thu May 14 2020/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central
Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Weather hazards expected...
Significant Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
Elevated hail risk...up to ping pong ball sized.
Elevated damaging wind risk...up to 65 mph.
Limited Tornado Risk
Significant Flooding Risk.
DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorms are expected to redevelop later this afternoon and
evening, and some of these could be severe, capable of producing
some instances of damaging winds and large hail. The most likely
time of any potential severe thunderstorms is roughly between 6 pm
and 11 pm. The main severe threat appears to be near and south of
I-80.
In addition to the risk for severe weather, there is a threat for
several rounds of thunderstorms to produce locally very heavy
rainfall this evening and overnight with rainfall totals in
excess of three inches possible. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect
for locales near and south of I-88 and north of a Chatsworth to
DeMotte, Indiana line.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Saturday...
Limited Flooding Risk.
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Sunday...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters may be needed tonight mainly south of I-80.
GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:
Moving toward the east northeast at 35 to 40 mph.
LMZ740>745-152030-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
326 PM CDT Thu May 14 2020
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...Tonight.
Weather hazards expected...
Elevated Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
Elevated hail risk...up to ping pong ball size.
Elevated thunderstorm wind gust risk...up to 60 kts.
Elevated Fog Risk.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Friday...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Saturday and Sunday...
Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Monday...
Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.
Carlaw
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Special weather statement, May 14, 9:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
909 PM CDT Thu May 14 2020
ILZ021-032-150245-
Grundy IL-Livingston IL-
909 PM CDT Thu May 14 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LIVINGSTON AND SOUTHERN
GRUNDY COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...
At 909 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Odell, or 9 miles north of Pontiac, moving east at 40
mph.
Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Streator, Dwight, Flanagan, Odell, South Wilmington, Cornell, Campus,
Emington and East Brooklyn.
Including the following interstate...
I-55 between mile markers 199 and 225.
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.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
central, north central and northeastern Illinois.
LAT...LON 4088 8887 4109 8886 4111 8875 4111 8859
4113 8858 4118 8826 4096 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 247DEG 37KT 4102 8867
BirkSpecial weather statement, May 14, 9:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
921 PM CDT Thu May 14 2020
ILZ023-033-039-150245-
Iroquois IL-Kankakee IL-Ford IL-
921 PM CDT Thu May 14 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANKAKEE...NORTH
CENTRAL FORD AND NORTHWESTERN IROQUOIS COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...
At 920 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Herscher, or 15 miles east of Dwight, moving east at 30 mph.
Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Herscher, Clifton, Chebanse,
Bonfield, Buckingham, Cabery, Kempton, Reddick, Irwin and Union Hill.
Including the following interstate...
I-57 between mile markers 296 and 308.
This includes... Kankakee County Fairgrounds and Speedway.
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.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
northeastern Illinois.
LAT...LON 4111 8825 4112 8824 4114 8824 4118 8788
4093 8781 4089 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 252DEG 25KT 4101 8816
BirkSpecial weather statement, May 14, 9:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 953 PM CDT Thu May 14 2020 ILZ023-033-039-150330- Iroquois IL-Kankakee IL-Ford IL- 953 PM CDT Thu May 14 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANKAKEE...NORTH CENTRAL FORD AND NORTHWESTERN IROQUOIS COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT... At 953 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Herscher, or 15 miles north of Piper City, moving east at 30 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 45 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Kankakee, Herscher, Clifton, Chebanse, Ashkum, Buckingham, Cabery, Kempton, Reddick, Irwin and Union Hill. Including the following interstate... I-57 between mile markers 290 and 307. 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. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northeastern Illinois. LAT...LON 4082 8824 4110 8825 4113 8787 4085 8788 TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 264DEG 27KT 4098 8813 Birk
Special weather statement, May 14, 10:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
1043 PM CDT Thu May 14 2020
INZ002-011-150430-
Porter IN-Jasper IN-
1043 PM CDT Thu May 14 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN PORTER AND JASPER
COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...
At 1043 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Hebron to Pembroke to Beaver City.
Movement was east at 45 mph.
Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Valparaiso, Rensselaer, De Motte, Hebron, Hanging Grove, Boone Grove,
McCoysburg, Gifford, Fair Oaks, Moody, Pleasant Ridge, Dunns Bridge,
Malden, Forest City, Surrey, Roselawn, Kouts, Kvpz, Collegeville and
Wheatfield.
Including the following interstate...
Indiana I-65 between mile markers 209 and 231.
This includes... Porter County Fairgrounds.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4091 8699 4084 8699 4087 8727 4122 8728
4124 8722 4136 8722 4150 8693 4091 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 251DEG 41KT 4132 8726 4112 8729 4092 8739
BirkLocal storm report, May 14, 10:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1056 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE GRANT PARK 41.20N 87.63W
05/14/2020 KANKAKEE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS POWER POLES DAMAGED
NORTHEAST OF MOMENCE. REPORT RELAYED VIA HAM
RADIO OPERATOR. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
1010 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW MOMENCE 41.16N 87.69W
05/14/2020 KANKAKEE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED JUST WEST OF
MOMENCE ALONG RIVER ROAD. REPORT RELAYED VIA
HAM OPERATOR. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
&&
WSLLocal storm report, May 14, 11:55 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1155 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1118 PM FLASH FLOOD 3.3 E HERSCHER 41.05N 88.03W
05/14/2020 KANKAKEE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
3.3 INCHES OF RAIN. WATER ALL THE WAY ACROSS
STATE HIGHWAY 115. WATER ALL THE WAY ACROSS
MOST ROADS IN THE AREA. HORSE CREEK ABOUT
90% FULL ON 9000 W RD AND WELL OVER ITS
BANKS AT 10000W RD AND AT STATE HIGHWAY 15.
PILOT ROAD FLOODED ALL TEH WAY ACROSS IN
HERSCHER.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Livingston | 22 min |
| May 14, 8:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston | 4 hr |
| May 14, 8:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Bureau, LaSalle, Putnam | 22 days |
| May 14, 8:53 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Boone | 64 hr |
| May 14, 9:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Livingston | 36 min |
| May 14, 9:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston | 6 hr |
| May 14, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kankakee | 24 min |
| May 14, 9:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kankakee | 37 min |
| May 14, 10:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 5 hr |
| May 14, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 43 min |
| May 14, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lee | 49 min |
| May 14, 10:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and 7 more | 4 hr |
| May 14, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, LaSalle, Lee | 48 min |
| May 14, 10:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Iroquois | 5 hr |
| May 14, 11:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Cook | 5 hr |
| May 14, 11:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Lee | 19 min |
| May 14, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle | 50 min |
| May 14, 11:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kane, Kendall | 22 min |
| May 15, 12:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Lake | 3 hr |
| May 15, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Will | 41 min |
| May 15, 12:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Lake | 4 hr |
| May 15, 12:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook | 48 min |
| May 15, 1:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle | 9 hr |
| May 15, 1:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 7 days |
| May 15, 1:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Will | 115 min |
| May 15, 1:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | DuPage | 4 days |
| May 15, 1:50 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | DeKalb | 36 hr |
| May 15, 1:55 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Lake | 36 hr |
| May 15, 1:55 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Lake | 36 hr |
| May 15, 1:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Will | 6 days |
| May 15, 2:02 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Grundy, Kankakee, Will | 36 hr |
| May 15, 2:02 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Grundy | 15 hr |
| May 15, 2:06 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Winnebago | 36 hr |
| May 15, 3:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kankakee, Livingston | 6 hr |
| May 15, 4:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane | 6 hr |
| May 15, 4:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | Lake, McHenry | 6 hr |
| May 15, 4:39 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Lee | 8 days |
| May 15, 4:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Lake | 11 days |
| May 15, 4:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Lake | 11 days |
| May 15, 4:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Cook | 11 days |
| May 15, 4:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Cook | 64 hr |
| May 15, 4:48 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Lake | 39 hr |
| May 15, 4:48 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Cook | 49 hr |
| May 15, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 6 days |
| May 15, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | DeKalb | 18 hr |
| May 15, 10:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 15, 11:07 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Cook | 20 hr |
| May 15, 11:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy | 7 days |
| May 15, 11:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 9 days |
| May 15, 4:45 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kankakee, Will | 20 hr |
| May 15, 5:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy | 4 days |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.