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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Chicago, IL
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.
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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 12:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 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.
- 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
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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</html>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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Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 11:58 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Cook | 70 hr |
| May 23, 2:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Livingston | 43 min |
| May 23, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ogle | 23 min |
| May 23, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle | 67 min |
| May 23, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ogle, Winnebago | 64 min |
| May 23, 2:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Livingston | 53 min |
| May 23, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kendall, Will | 51 min |
| May 23, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ogle | 46 min |
| May 23, 3:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, Will | 43 min |
| May 23, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Boone, Winnebago | 66 min |
| May 23, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 2 hr | |
| May 23, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 61 min |
| May 23, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston | 48 min |
| May 23, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Will | 42 min |
| May 23, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois | 17 min |
| May 23, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook | 50 min |
| May 23, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee | 36 min |
| May 23, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois | 62 min |
| May 23, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 44 min |
| May 23, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Winnebago | 27 min |
| May 23, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Winnebago | 15 min |
| May 23, 4:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Cook | 3 hr |
| May 23, 4:37 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 83 min | |
| May 23, 4:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Cook | 6 hr |
| May 23, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kankakee | 15 min |
| May 23, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Kane, McHenry | 56 min |
| May 23, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kane, McHenry | 47 min |
| May 23, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Will | 48 min |
| May 23, 6:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Kane, McHenry | 3 hr |
| May 23, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, Kane, Lake, McHenry | 79 min |
| May 23, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake, Porter | 56 min |
| May 23, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Porter | 31 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.