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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2020, 1:41 PM CDT for Lee County, Ogle County, Winnebago County, Illinois. It was in force for 94 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
- Aug 10, 2020, 1:41 PM CDT (18:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2020, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 94 min
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Lee County, IL, Ogle County, IL, Winnebago County, IL
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 11:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 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 Aug 10, 11:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 11:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 11:42 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
1142 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-111645-
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-
1142 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020 /1242 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 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 damaging wind risk...up to 80 mph.
Limited Tornado risk.
Limited hail risk...up to ping pong ball size.
Limited Flooding Risk.
Limited Excessive Heat Risk.
DISCUSSION...
A line of severe thunderstorms is expected to move through the
region this afternoon with a threat for widespread damaging wind
gusts roughly during the 1 to 7 pm timeframe. In addition, there
will be a threat for a tornado or two as well as instances of
large hail to the size of ping pong balls. Locally heavy rainfall
may also lead to isolated instances of flooding into this evening.
Ahead of the thunderstorms, warm and humid conditions will prevail
through early this afternoon with heat indices peaking in the 96
to 103 degree range.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
Tuesday...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk in the morning south.
Thursday through Sunday...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters will likely be needed this afternoon.
GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:
Moving toward the east-southeast at 50 to 60 mph.
LMZ740>745-111645-
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-
1142 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 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:
Significant thunderstorm wind gust risk...up to 70 kts.
Limited Waterspout Risk.
Limited hail risk...up to ping pong ball size.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
Thursday through Sunday...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Carlaw
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Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 7:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lake | 53 min |
| Aug 10, 1:57 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 3 hr | |
| Aug 10, 2:03 PM CDT | Beach Hazards Statement | LOT | Cook | 23 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, LaSalle | 87 min |
| Aug 10, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kane, Kendall, McHenry | 96 min |
| Aug 10, 2:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Boone, Winnebago | 62 min |
| Aug 10, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Livingston | 58 min |
| Aug 10, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Boone | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Kankakee, Lake, Will | 49 min |
| Aug 10, 3:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 3:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Boone, Winnebago | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois | 65 min |
| Aug 10, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DuPage, Will | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 89 min |
| Aug 10, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Kankakee, Lake, Will | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 26 min |
| Aug 10, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Lake, McHenry | 47 min |
| Aug 10, 4:23 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 10 more | 90 min |
| Aug 10, 4:53 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 85 min | |
| Aug 10, 6:08 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 10 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.