Alert archive / Illinois / High Wind Warnings in 2021
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this high wind warning at Dec 15, 2021, 3:09 AM CST for 18 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Dec 15, 2021, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. 46 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2021, 3:09 AM CST (09:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 15, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2021, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
All 23 counties
Boone County, IL, Cook County, IL, DeKalb County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Ford County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Kendall County, IL, Lake County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, Lee County, IL, Livingston County, IL, McHenry County, IL, Ogle County, IL, Will County, IL, Winnebago County, IL, Benton County, IN, Jasper County, IN, Lake County, IN, Newton County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:07 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 8:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Triumph, IL | TREE DOWNED ON NORTH 39TH ROAD EAST OF TRIUMPH. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 15, 8:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Downers Grove, IL | DOWNED POWER LINES THAT CLOSED 63RD STREET IN DOWNERS GROVE. |
| Dec 15, 8:45 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Wadsworth, IL | 16 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCH DOWNED. |
| Dec 15, 8:45 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Wayne, IL | MULTIPLE POLE POWERS AND POWER LINES DOWNED. |
| Dec 15, 9:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Johnsburg, IL | MEDIUM SIZED PINE TREE DOWNED. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 15, 9:03 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 5 Ssw Pontiac, IL | MESONET STATION UP797 PONTIAC 5 SSW (UP RAIL). |
| Dec 15, 9:09 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Ohare Airport, IL | |
| Dec 15, 9:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 5 Ene Herbert, IL | MESONET STATION IMC01 HERBERT 5 ENE (MCHENRY DOT). |
| Dec 15, 9:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 N La Salle, IL | LARGE TREE BRANCH OVER 1 FOOT IN DIAMETER FELL ON AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN LASALLE ON GRANT AVE. |
| Dec 15, 9:25 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 2 Ssw Lombard, IL | MESONET STATION GMBRD 1 SSW LOMBARD. |
| Dec 15, 9:27 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Waukegan, IL | RECORDED AT WAUKEGAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (KUGN). |
| Dec 15, 9:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 1 S Dwight, IL | MESONET STATION EW5866 DWIGHT. |
| Dec 15, 9:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Ese Dixon, IL | MESONET STATION UP060 DIXON 3 ESE (UP RAIL). |
| Dec 15, 9:46 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Ohare Airport, IL | |
| Dec 15, 10:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Uptown - Chicago, IL | LARGE TREE DOWNED ON MULTIPLE CARS. |
| Dec 15, 10:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 3 Nne Pontiac, IL | AWOS STATION KPNT PONTIAC AIRPORT. |
| Dec 15, 10:44 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 4 Wsw Rochelle, IL | MESONET STATION UP086 ROCHELLE 4 WSW (UP RAIL). |
| Dec 15, 10:46 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 3 W Mount Morris, IL | MESONET STATION FW3055 MOUNT MORRIS. |
| Dec 15, 10:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 1 Nnw Cortland, IL | AWOS STATION KDKB DEKALB AIRPORT. |
| Dec 15, 10:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 Nw Peru, IL | AWOS STATION KVYS PERU AIRPORT. |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Nws Chicago-Romeoville, IL | MEASURED 58 MPH WIND GUST AT KLOT. |
| Dec 15, 11:09 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 1 Nw Rochelle, IL | MESONET STATION CW8255 ROCHELLE. |
| Dec 15, 11:16 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ene Remington, IN | MESONET STATION IN048 1.7 E REMINGTON (INDOT). |
| Dec 15, 11:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 S Crystal Lake, IL | MESONET STATION IMC03 CRYSTAL LAKE (MCHENRY DOT). |
| Dec 15, 11:25 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 1 Sw St. Charles, IL | MESONET STATION FW3994 SAINT CHARLES. |
| Dec 15, 11:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 2 Nw Plainfield, IL | MESONET STATION FW8710 PLAINFIELD. |
| Dec 15, 11:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Streamwood, IL | LARGE TREE DOWNED ON CAR AT RESIDENCE. |
| Dec 15, 11:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Streamwood, IL | LARGE TREE DOWNED ON CAR AT RESIDENCE. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 15, 11:34 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | Sugar Grove, IL | && |
| Dec 15, 11:34 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | Sugar Grove, IL | |
| Dec 15, 11:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 Ssw Hammond, IN | MESONET STATION EW9197 MUNSTER. |
| Dec 15, 11:37 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Ohare Airport, IL | && |
| Dec 15, 11:37 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Ohare Airport, IL | |
| Dec 15, 11:45 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Joliet, IL | RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Dec 15, 11:45 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Joliet, IL | |
| Dec 15, 11:48 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Batavia, IL | ROUGHLY 14 TO 15 FOOT EVERGREEN TREE UPROOTED AND NOW LEANING ON POWER LINES ACROSS FROM BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Dec 15, 11:54 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Rockford Airport, IL | ASOS STATION KRFD ROCKFORD AIRPORT. |
| Dec 15, 11:57 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 1 Se Highland Park, IL | MESONET STATION UR358 HIGHLAND PARK (UP RAIL). |
| Dec 16, 12:00 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Triumph, IL | TREES REPORTED DOWN ON NORTH 29TH ROAD NEAR TRIUMPH. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 16, 12:53 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Midway Airport, IL | ASOS STATION KMDW CHICAGO MIDWAY. |
| Dec 16, 12:56 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Ese Valparaiso, IN | ASOS STATION KVPZ VALPARAISO AIRPORT. |
| Dec 16, 1:20 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 Nw Marengo, IL | MESONET STATION IMC02 MARENGO 5 NW (MCHENRY DOT). |
| Dec 16, 1:52 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Se Wheeling, IL | ASOS STATION KPWK WHEELING - CHICAGO EXEC. ARPT. |
| Dec 16, 2:40 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Morton Grove, IL | SEVERAL TREE LIMBS DOWNED. |
| Dec 16, 3:10 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Schaumburg, IL | EASTBOUND HIGGINS ROAD CLOSED BETWEEN PLUM GROVE ROAD AND NATIONAL PARKWAY DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES. |
| Dec 16, 4:59 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Golf, IL | REPORT OF A TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GOLF AND HARMS ROADS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 721 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 300 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 348 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
653 WWUS73 KLOT 150909 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Chicago IL 309 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019-020-103-104-151715- /O.UPG.KLOT.HW.A.0001.211216T0000Z-211216T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.HW.W.0001.211216T0000Z-211216T1500Z/ Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage- La Salle-Kendall-Northern Cook-Central Cook- Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Gurnee, Rochelle, Oregon, Byron, Dixon, DeKalb, Sycamore, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream, Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota, Marseilles, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Evanston, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Chicago, Cicero, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, and La Grange 309 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Illinois, including Chicago and Rockford. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Thursday, with the period most favored for damaging winds being between 8PM and 3AM. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds are likely to blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Secure any outdoor decorations, including holiday decorations, and lighter outdoor furniture. Use caution when driving in windy conditions, especially on interstates and open roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ ILZ021-105>108-151715- /O.UPG.KLOT.HW.A.0001.211216T0000Z-211216T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KLOT.WI.Y.0010.211216T0000Z-211216T1500Z/ Grundy-Southern Cook-Northern Will-Southern Will-Eastern Will- Including the cities of Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Calumet City, Oak Forest, Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete, Peotone, and Beecher 309 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Grundy, Southern Cook, Northern Will, Southern Will and Eastern Will Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Secure any outdoor decorations, including holiday decorations, and lighter outdoor furniture. Use caution when driving in windy conditions, especially on interstates and open roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ INZ001-002-010-011-019-151715- /O.EXB.KLOT.WI.Y.0010.211216T0000Z-211216T1500Z/ Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- Including the cities of Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco, Rensselaer, DeMotte, Fowler, and Oxford 309 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 /409 AM EST Wed Dec 15 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Lake IN, Porter, Newton, Jasper and Benton Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ this evening to 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Secure any outdoor decorations, including holiday decorations, and lighter outdoor furniture. Use caution when driving in windy conditions, especially on interstates and open roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ ILZ023-032-033-039-151715- /O.EXT.KLOT.WI.Y.0010.211216T0000Z-211216T1500Z/ Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Including the cities of Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury, Watseka, Gilman, Paxton, and Gibson City 309 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Kankakee, Ford, Livingston and Iroquois Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
6 follow-up statements
785 WWUS73 KLOT 151745 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Chicago IL 1145 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019-020-103-104-160145- /O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0001.211216T0000Z-211216T1500Z/ Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage- La Salle-Kendall-Northern Cook-Central Cook- Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Gurnee, Rochelle, Oregon, Byron, Dixon, DeKalb, Sycamore, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream, Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota, Marseilles, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Evanston, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Chicago, Cicero, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, and La Grange 1145 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts to around 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Illinois, including Chicago and Rockford. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Thursday, with the period most favored for damaging winds being between 8PM and 3AM. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds are likely to blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Secure any outdoor decorations, including holiday decorations, and lighter outdoor furniture. Use caution when driving in windy conditions, especially on interstates and open roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ ILZ021-023-032-033-039-105>108-INZ001-002-010-011-019-160145- /O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0010.211216T0000Z-211216T1500Z/ Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-Southern Cook- Northern Will-Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton- Jasper-Benton- Including the cities of Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury, Watseka, Gilman, Paxton, Gibson City, Calumet City, Oak Forest, Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete, Peotone, Beecher, Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco, Rensselaer, DeMotte, Fowler, and Oxford 1145 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 /1245 PM EST Wed Dec 15 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Grundy, Southern Cook, Northern Will, Southern Will and Eastern Will Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Secure any outdoor decorations, including holiday decorations, and lighter outdoor furniture. Use caution when driving in windy conditions, especially on interstates and open roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
563 WWUS73 KLOT 152157 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Chicago IL 357 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019-020-103-104-160600- /O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0001.211216T0000Z-211216T1500Z/ Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage- La Salle-Kendall-Northern Cook-Central Cook- Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Gurnee, Rochelle, Oregon, Byron, Dixon, DeKalb, Sycamore, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream, Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota, Marseilles, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Evanston, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Chicago, Cicero, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, and La Grange 357 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts to around 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Illinois, including Chicago and Rockford. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Thursday, with the period most favored for damaging winds being between 8PM and 3AM. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds are likely to blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A line of showers and thunderstorms may result in a short period of even higher wind gusts late this evening. Be alert for severe thunderstorm warnings. Secure any outdoor decorations and lighter outdoor furniture. Use caution when driving in windy conditions, especially on interstates and open roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ ILZ021-023-032-033-039-105>108-INZ001-002-010-011-019-160600- /O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0010.211216T0000Z-211216T1500Z/ Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-Southern Cook- Northern Will-Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton- Jasper-Benton- Including the cities of Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury, Watseka, Gilman, Paxton, Gibson City, Calumet City, Oak Forest, Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete, Peotone, Beecher, Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco, Rensselaer, DeMotte, Fowler, and Oxford 357 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 /457 PM EST Wed Dec 15 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Grundy, Southern Cook, Northern Will, Southern Will and Eastern Will Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A line of showers and thunderstorms may result in a short period of even higher wind gusts late this evening, mainly west of Interstate 55. Be alert for severe thunderstorm warnings. Secure any outdoor decorations and lighter outdoor furniture. Use caution when driving in windy conditions, especially on interstates and open roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ MDB
923 WWUS73 KLOT 160223 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Chicago IL 823 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ILZ021-023-032-033-039-105>108-INZ001-002-010-011-019-161030- /O.UPG.KLOT.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-211216T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KLOT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-211216T1500Z/ Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-Southern Cook- Northern Will-Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton- Jasper-Benton- Including the cities of Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury, Watseka, Gilman, Paxton, Gibson City, Calumet City, Oak Forest, Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete, Peotone, Beecher, Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco, Rensselaer, DeMotte, Fowler, and Oxford 823 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 /923 PM EST Wed Dec 15 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...South to southwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts of 55 to 65 mph likely. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Indiana and central, east central and northeast Illinois. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. *PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019-020-103-104-161030- /O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-211216T1500Z/ Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage- La Salle-Kendall-Northern Cook-Central Cook- Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Gurnee, Rochelle, Oregon, Byron, Dixon, DeKalb, Sycamore, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream, Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota, Marseilles, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Evanston, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Chicago, Cicero, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, and La Grange 823 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...South to southwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts of 55 to 65 mph likely. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Illinois. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ - Izzi
778 WWUS73 KLOT 160918 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Chicago IL 318 AM CST Thu Dec 16 2021 ILZ008-010-019-021-032-033-039-INZ019-161200- /O.EXT.KLOT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-211216T1200Z/ Ogle-Lee-La Salle-Grundy-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-Benton- Including the cities of Rochelle, Oregon, Byron, Dixon, Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota, Marseilles, Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury, Watseka, Gilman, Paxton, Gibson City, Fowler, and Oxford 318 AM CST Thu Dec 16 2021 /418 AM EST Thu Dec 16 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /7 AM EST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Southwest to west winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts of up to 45 to 55 mph easing through this morning. * WHERE...In Indiana, Benton County. In Illinois, Ogle, Grundy, Lee, La Salle, Ford, Livingston and Iroquois Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 AM CST /7 AM EST/ early this morning. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will be capable of blowing down branches as well as power lines. Scattered power outages will continue. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ ILZ003>006-011>013-020-023-103>108-INZ001-002-010-011-161500- /O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-211216T1500Z/ Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-Kendall- Kankakee-Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will- Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper- Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Gurnee, DeKalb, Sycamore, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Evanston, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Chicago, Cicero, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, La Grange, Calumet City, Oak Forest, Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete, Peotone, Beecher, Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco, Rensselaer, and DeMotte 318 AM CST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Southwest to west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 to 60 mph gradually easing through this morning. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Indiana and north central and northeast Illinois, including Chicago and Rockford. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST this morning. The highest wind gusts will be prior to 7 AM this morning. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down small trees and branches, as well as power lines. Scattered power outages will continue. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
556 WWUS73 KLOT 161156 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Chicago IL 556 AM CST Thu Dec 16 2021 ILZ003-004-011-020-023-105>108-INZ001-002-010-011-161300- /O.CAN.KLOT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-211216T1500Z/ Winnebago-Boone-De Kalb-Kendall-Kankakee-Southern Cook- Northern Will-Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton- Jasper- Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, DeKalb, Sycamore, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Calumet City, Oak Forest, Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete, Peotone, Beecher, Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco, Rensselaer, and DeMotte 556 AM CST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds continue to gradually ease early this morning, coming down from the peak wind gusts from last night. Some gusts to 40 to 45 mph, or slightly higher, will occur through mid morning. But the trend will continue to be gradually downward. $$ ILZ008-010-019-021-032-033-039-INZ019-161300- /O.CAN.KLOT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-211216T1200Z/ Ogle-Lee-La Salle-Grundy-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-Benton- Including the cities of Rochelle, Oregon, Byron, Dixon, Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota, Marseilles, Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury, Watseka, Gilman, Paxton, Gibson City, Fowler, and Oxford 556 AM CST Thu Dec 16 2021 /656 AM EST Thu Dec 16 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM... Wind speeds continue to gradually ease early this morning, coming down from the peak wind gusts of last night. Some gusts to 40 to 45 mph may still be seen this morning. $$ ILZ005-006-012-013-103-104-161500- /O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-211216T1500Z/ McHenry-Lake IL-Kane-DuPage-Northern Cook-Central Cook- Including the cities of Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Gurnee, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream, Evanston, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Chicago, Cicero, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, and La Grange 556 AM CST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Southwest to west winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 to 50 mph. * WHERE...Lake IL, McHenry, Northern Cook, Central Cook, Kane and DuPage Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST this morning. * IMPACTS...Winds may be strong enough to still down branches and some power lines. Additional scattered power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
999 WWUS73 KLOT 161443 NPWLOT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Chicago IL 843 AM CST Thu Dec 16 2021 ILZ005-006-012-013-103-104-161545- /O.EXP.KLOT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-211216T1500Z/ McHenry-Lake IL-Kane-DuPage-Northern Cook-Central Cook- Including the cities of Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Gurnee, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream, Evanston, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Chicago, Cicero, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, and La Grange 843 AM CST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... Winds will remain gusty up to 35 to 40 mph into this afternoon, but the threat for damaging wind gusts has ended. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 9:14 PM CST | Storm Watch | LOT | 7 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:51 AM CST | Gale Warning | LOT | 18 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:51 AM CST | Storm Warning | LOT | 29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.