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Gale Watch 16, NWS Chicago, IL

December 9, 2021

NWS Chicago, IL issued this gale watch at Dec 9, 2021, 3:32 AM CST. It took effect at Dec 11, 2021, 4:00 AM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 9, 2021, 3:32 AM CST (09:32 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 11, 2021, 4:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 10, 2021, 4:11 AM CST
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 Dec 8, 5:30 PM CST, 10 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 5:30 PM CST, 10 hours 2 minutes before
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Sources

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