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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Chicago, IL

May 23, 2020Ogle County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2020, 1:33 PM CDT for Ogle County, Illinois. 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
May 23, 2020, 1:33 PM CDT (18:33 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2020, 2:15 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Ogle County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 23, 12:33 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 108 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2020-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 145 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2020-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 148 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
145 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-133 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
859 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
198 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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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 May 23, 12:47 PM CDT, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 12:47 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 11:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
1144 AM CDT Sat May 23 2020

ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-241645-
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-
1144 AM CDT Sat May 23 2020 /1244 PM EDT Sat May 23 2020/

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...

  Significant Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
     Significant Tornado risk.
     Elevated hail risk...up to ping pong ball size.
     Limited damaging wind risk...up to 60 mph.
  Limited Flooding Risk.

DISCUSSION...

A strong disturbance and an unstable air mass will yield a risk
for severe thunderstorms this afternoon into this evening. The
most intense thunderstorms will be capable of producing large
hail and potentially isolated very large hail. In addition, a
few to several tornadoes are possible. The most favored portion
of the area looks to be generally along and northwest of the
Interstate 55 corridor, though severe thunderstorms are
possible area wide.

The favored time range for the severe threat is approximately 200
PM to 800 PM CDT. Furthermore, given the wet conditions of late
and elevated river levels, very heavy downpours from thunderstorms
will be capable of producing isolated to instances of flash
flooding, along with renewed river and stream rises. After the
primary severe and flooding threat ends, the potential exists for
thunderstorms to focus east of I-57 into the early overnight,
which could prolong the flooding risk for those areas, especially
in northwest Indiana.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Sunday through Tuesday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Wednesday...
  Elevated Thunderstorm Risk.
Thursday and Friday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.

DISCUSSION:

There will be daily scattered thunderstorm chances amidst very
warm and humid conditions Sunday through Tuesday, with possibly
higher coverage of thunderstorms by mid week. Any thunderstorms
will be capable of producing heavy downpours and possibly an
isolated flooding risk. Thunderstorm chances may be limited to
areas south of I-80 or south of there by Thursday and especially
Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotters will likely be needed this afternoon and evening.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

  Moving toward the east northeast at 35 mph.

LMZ740>745-241645-
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-
1144 AM CDT Sat May 23 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...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Significant Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
     Elevated Waterspout Risk.
     Elevated hail risk...up to ping pong ball size.
     Limited thunderstorm wind gust risk...up to 40 kt.
  Elevated Fog Risk.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Sunday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
  Elevated Fog Risk.
Monday and Tuesday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Wednesday...
  Elevated Thunderstorm Risk.
Thursday and Friday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.

KJB

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 11:58 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryLOTCook70 hr
May 23, 2:02 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLOTLivingston43 min
May 23, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTOgle23 min
May 23, 2:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTGrundy, Kendall, LaSalle67 min
May 23, 2:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTOgle, Winnebago64 min
May 23, 2:37 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLivingston53 min
May 23, 2:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTGrundy, Kendall, Will51 min
May 23, 2:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTOgle46 min
May 23, 3:02 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTCook, Will43 min
May 23, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTBoone, Winnebago66 min
May 23, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT2 hr
May 23, 3:14 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTWinnebago61 min
May 23, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTFord, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston48 min
May 23, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTWill42 min
May 23, 3:50 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTFord, Iroquois17 min
May 23, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook50 min
May 23, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTFord, Iroquois, Kankakee36 min
May 23, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTFord, Iroquois62 min
May 23, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTKankakee44 min
May 23, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTWinnebago27 min
May 23, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTWinnebago15 min
May 23, 4:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTCook3 hr
May 23, 4:37 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT83 min
May 23, 4:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTCook6 hr
May 23, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTKankakee15 min
May 23, 6:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTBoone, DeKalb, Kane, McHenry56 min
May 23, 6:13 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTDeKalb, Kane, McHenry47 min
May 23, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTWill48 min
May 23, 6:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTBoone, DeKalb, Kane, McHenry3 hr
May 23, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook, Kane, Lake, McHenry79 min
May 23, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTLake, Porter56 min
May 23, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTPorter31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.