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Gale Watch 12, NWS Chicago, IL

October 22, 2021

NWS Chicago, IL issued this gale watch at Oct 22, 2021, 3:52 PM CDT. It took effect at Oct 24, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 22, 2021, 3:52 PM CDT (20:52 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 24, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 23, 2021, 2:50 PM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 gale watch went out at Oct 22, 3:31 PM CDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 3:31 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 22, 3:50 AM CDT, 12 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
350 AM CDT Fri Oct 22 2021

ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-230900-
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-
350 AM CDT Fri Oct 22 2021 /450 AM EDT Fri Oct 22 2021/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central
Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Elevated Frost Risk, mainly in north-central Illinois.

DISCUSSION...

Widespread frost is anticipated tonight northwest of a line from
Mendota to Aurora to Antioch. Elsewhere away from the Lake Michigan
shore, patches of frost may develop tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Saturday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Sunday...
  Limited Severe Thunderstorm Risk, south of I-80.
  Limited Excessive Rainfall Risk, south of I-88
  Limited Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.
  Limited Lakeshore Flooding Risk, mainly Illinois shore.
Monday...
  Limited Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.
  Limited Excessive Rainfall Risk, south of I-88
  Limited Lakeshore Flooding Risk, mainly Illinois shore.
Wednesday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.

DISCUSSION:

Widespread, soaking rain and blustery winds are becoming
increasingly likely Sunday and Monday. Rises in river and stream
levels will occur, and flooding may occur on roadways near leaf-
clogged sewer drains. Additionally, flooding of parks and trails
along the Lake Michigan shore may occur, particularity in
Illinois. Finally, severe thunderstorms cannot be ruled out
Sunday south of I-80.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.

LMZ740>745-230900-
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-
350 AM CDT Fri Oct 22 2021

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...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Hazardous conditions for small craft, mainly east of Gary.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Sunday...
  Gale force winds and or very hazardous waves are possible.
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Monday...
  Gale force winds and or very hazardous waves are possible.
Tuesday...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.
Wednesday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 22, 1:29 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryLOTBoone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 8 more19 hr

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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.