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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Chicago, IL

July 23, 2022Livingston County, Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2022, 3:28 PM CDT for Livingston County, Illinois. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 23, 2022, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2022, 5:56 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Livingston County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 60 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2022-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1795 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2022-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1795 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-121 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1926 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

936 
WGUS53 KLOT 232028
FFWLOT
ILC105-240030-
/O.NEW.KLOT.FF.W.0013.220723T2028Z-220724T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago IL
328 PM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Livingston County in central Illinois...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 328 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated developing thunderstorms 
  moving into an area that had previously experienced heavy 
  rainfall. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain had fallen previously. 
  Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of small creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses, as
           well as other poor drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Fairbury, Chatsworth, Forrest and Strawn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Warning means rapid-onset flooding is imminent or may 
already be occurring. Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and 
other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life 
and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4062 8824 4062 8857 4066 8858 4067 8858
      4076 8858 4075 8824

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1 INCH IN 1 HOUR

$$

WSL
2 follow-up statements
437 
WGUS73 KLOT 232135
FFSLOT

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
435 PM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

ILC105-240030-
/O.CON.KLOT.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220724T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Livingston IL-
435 PM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY...

At 435 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated additional thunderstorm 
development, which may impact the warned area over the next 1 hour. 
This rainfall may lead to additional flooding.

HAZARD...Flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
         areas, highways, streets and underpasses, as well as
         other poor drainage and low lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Fairbury, Chatsworth, Forrest and Strawn.

Up to 3 inches of rain fell previously over southern Livingston 
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4062 8824 4062 8857 4066 8858 4067 8858
      4076 8858 4075 8824

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

WSL
618 
WGUS73 KLOT 232256
FFSLOT

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
556 PM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

ILC105-232306-
/O.CAN.KLOT.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220724T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Livingston IL-
556 PM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON 
COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. The immediate threat for flooding has 
diminished.

LAT...LON 4062 8824 4062 8857 4066 8858 4067 8858
      4076 8858 4075 8824

$$

WSL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 23, 3:10 PM CDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 3:10 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville, IL
310 PM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

.SHORT TERM...
Issued at 310 PM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

Through tonight...

A rather busy day so far across the LOT CWA to say the least.
While we still have lingering convection across the far southern
CWA, including a pair of supercells on a stalled outflow boundary
just south of Livingston County, the next round of storms is
taking shape over far southern MN into northeast IA.

Morning convection greatly stabilized the low-level environment
across much of the CWA, but abundant sunshine north of the
Illinois/Kankakee River Valleys combined with a gradual
replenishment of the low to mid-level environment on persistent SW
flow is starting to erode the cap over much of the area. This is
evident in attempted cumulus development west of the I-39
corridor. Though the struggling cumulus shows we still have a long
way to go to remove most of the cap, several hours of sunshine
with little mixing out of dew points will continue to reduce CIN.

A developing cold pool with the convection an increasingly
defined MCV near La Crosse indicates the upstream convection is
maturing. Thermal thickness lines and MLCAPE nosing into southeast
Wisconsin and northeast Illinois combined with modestly high deep
layer shear values imply a likely ESE/SE turn of the ongoing
convection into southern Wisconsin over the next few hours. Near-
term CAM trends have gradually come on board with this thinking,
further increasing confidence that at least areas north of I-88
will see impacts from a strong MCS. Confidence in impacts farther
south is lower due to reduced time for destabilization and farther
distance from favorable forcing. For areas that experience a
direct hit from the MCS, significant damaging winds in excess of
70 mph are likely along portions of the line. Additionally,
eastward surging segments within the larger line will pose a brief
tornado threat as low-level hodographs become increasingly
elongated as the LLJ intensifies through mid to late evening.

With some areas receiving appreciable rainfall this morning and
expected high rainfall rates with the MCS, rapid runoff is
expected as soils remain quite saturated. Additionally, trailing
lingering convection regenerating from a veering and strengthening
of the LLJ acting on the eventual outflow boundary will continue
into Sunday morning and produce additional training storm and
associated flash flood potential. A Flash Flood Watch was issued
for the I-39 east through the Chicago metro and south to the
Kankakee River. A farther south expansion will be needed for the
daytime hours Sunday if the outflow boundary settles into the
southern CWA.

Kluber

&&

.LONG TERM...
Issued at 218 AM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

Sunday night through Friday...

By Sunday night and Monday, the cold front should have sagged far
enough south where any precipitation traversing the frontal zone
should remain primarily south of our CWA while high pressure
moves over the Great Lakes. The next shot at precipitation is
expected to come towards the middle of the week as a low pressure
system deepens across southern Canada and thrusts a cold front
through the Midwest while also forcing the baroclinic zone
associated with the aforementioned front back northward.

While there are some low PoPs on Tuesday from the NBM, most
guidance suggests a primarily dry daytime and possibly into or
through the evening, with near seasonable temps. Better chances
for convection will arrive later Tuesday night and into Wednesday
with the approach of the cold front, with the typical spread at
this time range with respect to the timing of the cold front and
other key mass fields. PoPs peak at likely on Wednesday, though
confidence is understandably not very high in how the mid week
will play out and for that reason kept thunder mention in the
chance range. Thus, refinements to the going precipitation
forecast for this upcoming week will likely need to be made in the
coming days as forecast trends pertaining to the placement and
timing of these frontal boundaries become clearer.

Seasonably strong westerly mid-level flow of 40+ kt knots will
occur during the Tuesday night-Wednesday period due to local area
positioned between large upper low southwest of James Bay and
flattened 595ish DM mid-level ridging across the southern tier of
the CONUS. If there's favorable timing and CAPE overlap with the
resultant favorable deep layer bulk shear, there may be an
opportunity for organized strong to severe thunderstorms. The
upper low will dig southeastward to close out the work week, with
a secondary cold front possibly touching off isolated to widely
scattered showers and a few thunderstorms on Thursday PM. This
will be followed by a comfortable, low humidity air mass from
Friday into or through the weekend.

Ogorek/Castro

&&

.AVIATION...
For the 18Z TAFs...

The concerns include:

* Few additional thunderstorms continuing as late as 19Z from KORD
  southeastward

* Additional thunderstorm potential overnight. Two potential
  rounds of thunderstorms possible with the first early to mid
  evening. Second round looks to be late night, with increasing
  probability.

A backbuilding line of thunderstorms looks to be finally ending at
Chicago metro area terminals, while activity is shifting south of
the terminals. Models still are not handling this convection well,
but at least agree on keeping it south of the Chicago metro area
terminals. Winds should gradually develop a steadier southwesterly
direction in the wake of morning convection.

For overnight convection, a first cluster of thunderstorms, have
upgraded the earlier PROB30 groups to TEMPOs for +TSRA given
anticipation of an upstream complex accelerating south and
eastward through the afternoon. There is some threat for damaging
wind gusts with this activity. A second round appears to be
increasing in chances, and most likely timing appears to be 09Z-
13Z, and have maintained predominant SHRA and PROB30 TSRA for
this. A short period of MVFR or worse cigs and vsby will be
possible, but not yet included in TAFs due to predictability
issues. Behind morning convection, winds should shift to W or WNW
by 16Z-18Z.

37

&&

.LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...Flood Watch...ILZ004-ILZ005-ILZ006-ILZ011-ILZ012-ILZ013-ILZ020-
     ILZ021-ILZ023-ILZ103-ILZ104-ILZ105-ILZ106-ILZ107-ILZ108...7
     PM Saturday to noon Sunday.

IN...Flood Watch...INZ001-INZ002...7 PM Saturday to noon Sunday.

LM...None.
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 4:16 AM CDT, 11 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
416 AM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-240930-
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-
416 AM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022 /516 AM EDT Sat Jul 23 2022/

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 Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
     Elevated damaging wind risk...up to 70 mph.
     Limited hail risk...up to quarter size.
     Limited Tornado risk.
  Elevated Flooding Risk.
  Limited Excessive Heat Risk.

DISCUSSION...

Thunderstorms are expected this morning, and the strongest will
pose a threat for damaging wind gusts, as well as hail. Very heavy
rainfall will also accompany these storms, and this may result in
areas of flash flooding, especially along and north of Interstate 80.

Another complex of thunderstorms may move into the region out of
Iowa and Wisconsin this evening. These storms will pose a threat
for strong damaging wind gusts in excess of 70 mph, especially for
locales near and north of Interstate 88. Locally heavy rainfall
amounts will also be possible, which could lead to additional
instances of flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Sunday...
  Limited Severe Thunderstorm Risk.
  Limited Flooding Risk.
  Limited Excessive Heat Risk.
Tuesday through Thursday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotters may be needed this morning and again this evening.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

  Moving toward the east around 35 mph this morning and towards
  the east southeast at 35 to 45 mph this evening.

LMZ740>745-240930-
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-
416 AM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

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.
  Elevated Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
     Limited Waterspout Risk.
     Limited hail risk...up to quarter size.
     Elevated thunderstorm wind gust risk...up to 50 knots.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Sunday...
  Limited Severe Thunderstorm Risk.
Tuesday through Thursday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.

KJB

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 23, 10:39 AM CDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1039 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1012 AM     HAIL             4 SW PLAINFIELD         41.57N 88.25W
07/23/2022  E1.00 INCH       WILL               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGEST HAILSTONES WERE ABOUT QUARTER SIZE.

&&

RO
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 10:49 AM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
1049 AM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

ILZ021-023-033-104>108-INZ001-002-010-011-019-231630-
Southern Cook IL-Kankakee IL-Grundy IL-Eastern Will IL-
Southern Will IL-Central Cook IL-Iroquois IL-Northern Will IL-
Jasper IN-Lake IN-Porter IN-Newton IN-Benton IN-
1049 AM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

...Strong thunderstorms across eastern Illinois and northwestern
Indiana this morning...

At 1047 AM CDT/1147 AM EDT/, Doppler radar was tracking numerous
strong thunderstorms across eastern Illinois and northwestern
Indiana. All are moving southeast at 40 to 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, up to nickel size hail, torrential
         downpours, and localized flooding.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Hammond, Gary, Bolingbrook, Orland Park,
Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Romeoville, Plainfield, Calumet City, Portage,
Merrillville, Woodridge, Valparaiso, Chicago Heights, Roseland, East
Chicago and Schererville.

Including the following interstates...
 I-55 between mile markers 233 and 269.
 I-57 between mile markers 265 and 358.
 I-80 between mile markers 123 and 155.
 I-90 near mile marker 107.
 I-94 between mile markers 63 and 74.
 I-294 between mile markers 63 and 74.
 I-355 between mile markers 1 and 11, and between mile markers 13 and
14.
 Indiana I-80 between mile markers 1 and 16.
 Indiana I-90 between mile markers 1 and 37.
 Indiana I-94 between mile markers 16 and 32.
 Indiana I-65 between mile markers 200 and 261.

This includes...  Indiana University Northwest, Purdue University
Northwest Hammond, University of St. Francis, Valparaiso University,
Windy City Thunderbolts Baseball, Channahon State Park, Chicagoland
Speedway...Route 66 Raceway, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Governors
State University, Illiana Motor Speedway, Indiana Dunes State Park,
Joliet Junior College, Joliet Slammers Baseball, Kankakee Community
College, Kankakee County Fairgrounds and Speedway, Kankakee River
State Park, Lake County Fairgrounds, Lewis University, Moraine Valley
Community College, Olivet Nazarine University, Porter County
Fairgrounds, Prairie State College, South Shore Rail Cats Baseball,
South Suburban College, US 41 Dragway, and Will County Fairgrounds.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until noon CDT/100 PM
EDT/ for northeastern Illinois.

&&

LAT...LON 4091 8699 4084 8699 4084 8710 4048 8710
      4050 8812 4100 8813 4100 8825 4172 8826
      4173 8803 4169 8803 4169 8798 4173 8791
      4172 8753 4164 8743 4162 8729 4163 8716
      4171 8693 4091 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1547Z 296DEG 45KT 4141 8790

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Borchardt
Local storm report, Jul 23, 11:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1131 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1125 AM     HAIL             5 SW LAKE VILLAGE       41.09N 87.51W
07/23/2022  M0.75 INCH       NEWTON             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RO
Local storm report, Jul 23, 1:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
107 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1105 PM     HAIL             1 W IRVING PARK - CHICA 41.95N 87.74W
07/22/2022  M1.00 INCH       COOK               IL   PUBLIC

            PHOTO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING QUARTER
            SIZE HAILSTONE IN OLD IRVING PARK. SEVERAL
            OTHER REPORTS OF HALF INCH TO QUARTER SIZE
            HAIL IN THE IRVING PARK AND ALBANY PARK
            NEIGHBORHOODS OF CHICAGO.

1111 PM     HAIL             1 NW LINCOLN PARK - CHI 41.93N 87.66W
07/22/2022  E0.88 INCH       COOK               IL   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF HALF INCH TO NICKEL SIZE
            HAIL ACROSS THE NORTH SIDE OF CHICAGO,
            INCLUDING IN THE LAKEVIEW, LOGAN SQUARE, AND
            LINCOLN PARK NEIGHBORHOODS.

1140 PM     HAIL             1 NE BELVIDERE          42.28N 88.83W
07/22/2022  U0.50 INCH       BOONE              IL   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).

1228 AM     HAIL             LAKE VILLA              42.42N 88.08W
07/23/2022  E1.00 INCH       LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE
            HAIL IN LAKE VILLA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
            RADAR.

1235 AM     HAIL             1 WNW ZION              42.45N 87.85W
07/23/2022  E0.75 INCH       LAKE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PHOTO SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

1259 AM     HAIL             ISLAND LAKE             42.27N 88.19W
07/23/2022  M1.00 INCH       LAKE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0100 AM     HAIL             MCHENRY                 42.34N 88.28W
07/23/2022  M1.00 INCH       MCHENRY            IL   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE
            HAIL IN MCHENRY.

0105 AM     HAIL             1 NW WAUCONDA           42.26N 88.15W
07/23/2022  U0.50 INCH       LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).

0120 AM     HAIL             MUNDELEIN               42.27N 88.00W
07/23/2022  E1.00 INCH       LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE
            HAIL IN MUNDELEIN.

0121 AM     HAIL             ROUND LAKE              42.36N 88.09W
07/23/2022  M1.00 INCH       LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

            PHOTO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING QUARTER
            SIZE HAIL IN ROUND LAKE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
            RADAR.

0122 AM     HAIL             HAINESVILLE             42.35N 88.07W
07/23/2022  E0.88 INCH       LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

0122 AM     HAIL             ROUND LAKE BEACH        42.38N 88.09W
07/23/2022  M1.00 INCH       LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

            PHOTO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING QUARTER
            SIZE HAIL IN ROUND LAKE BEACH. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0123 AM     HAIL             GRAYSLAKE               42.34N 88.04W
07/23/2022  E1.50 INCH       LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

            PHOTO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING HAIL
            APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER IN
            GRAYSLAKE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0146 AM     HAIL             ROUND LAKE              42.35N 88.09W
07/23/2022  E1.00 INCH       LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

            FROM SECOND STORM THAT PASSED THROUGH ROUND
            LAKE.

&&
Local storm report, Jul 23, 3:12 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
312 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1122 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 3 NE NAVY PIER          41.92N 87.57W
07/22/2022  M43 MPH          LMZ741             IL   C-MAN STATION

            PEAK GUST AT HARRISON-DEVER CRIB WITH
            INITIAL STORM.

0421 AM     TSTM WND DMG     POLO                    41.98N 89.58W
07/23/2022                   OGLE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL 3 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS AND ONE
            20 FOOT LONG, 6 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB
            DOWNED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0424 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 1 NE MONTROSE HARBOR    41.97N 87.63W
07/23/2022  M48 MPH          LMZ741             IL   MESONET

            MESONET STATION XMTB MONTROSE BEACH LIGHT
            PEAK GUST.

0432 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 3 NE NAVY PIER          41.92N 87.57W
07/23/2022  M58 MPH          LMZ741             IL   C-MAN STATION

            PEAK GUST AT HARRISON-DEVER CRIB WITH SECOND
            ROUND OF STORMS.

0439 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 ESE DIXON             41.83N 89.45W
07/23/2022  M44 MPH          LEE                IL   AWOS

            C739 AWOS (DIXON AIRPORT) PEAK GUST.

0505 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHTON                  41.87N 89.22W
07/23/2022                   LEE                IL   PUBLIC

            VIDEO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS SEVERAL
            LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND TREE LIMBS DOWNED IN
            ASHTON. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0515 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ROCHELLE                41.92N 89.07W
07/23/2022                   OGLE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES AND 4-6 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES
            DOWNED IN ROCHELLE. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON
            KRPJ AWOS PEAK GUST.

0515 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 SSW ROCHELLE          41.89N 89.08W
07/23/2022  M58 MPH          OGLE               IL   AWOS

            KRPJ AWOS PEAK GUST.

0517 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NILES                   42.03N 87.80W
07/23/2022                   COOK               IL   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED IN NILES. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0532 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW DEKALB            41.93N 88.78W
07/23/2022                   DE KALB            IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            A COUPLE OF TREE BRANCHES ABOUT 3-6 INCHES
            IN DIAMETER WERE DOWNED NEAR THE NIU COOP
            STATION. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON KDKB AWOS
            PEAK GUST.

0535 AM     HAIL             6 ESE CHESTERTON        41.56N 86.96W
07/23/2022  U0.50 INCH       PORTER             IN   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).

0535 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 NNW CORTLAND          41.93N 88.70W
07/23/2022  M48 MPH          DE KALB            IL   AWOS

            KDKB AWOS PEAK GUST.

0553 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ROMEOVILLE              41.65N 88.10W
07/23/2022                   WILL               IL   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND TREE LIMBS DOWNED IN
            ROMEOVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0555 AM     TSTM WND GST     ROMEOVILLE-LEWIS UNIVER 41.60N 88.10W
07/23/2022  M49 MPH          WILL               IL   AWOS

            KLOT AWOS PEAK GUST.

0600 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE TINLEY PARK       41.57N 87.78W
07/23/2022                   COOK               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE LIMB SNAPPED OFF TREE. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0610 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 NNW EAST CHICAGO      41.65N 87.47W
07/23/2022  M44 MPH          LAKE               IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION XCAV CLINE AVENUE BRIDGE
            PEAK GUST.

0626 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CROWN POINT             41.42N 87.36W
07/23/2022                   LAKE               IN   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE LIMB DOWNED IN FRONT OF THE
            HISTORIC COURTHOUSE IN CROWN POINT. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0710 AM     HAIL             MARTINTON               40.92N 87.72W
07/23/2022  U0.88 INCH       IROQUOIS           IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

0724 AM     HAIL             POLO                    41.98N 89.58W
07/23/2022  M1.00 INCH       OGLE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PHOTO SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

1100 AM     TSTM WND GST     6 SW NAPERVILLE         41.70N 88.21W
07/23/2022  M47 MPH          WILL               IL   MESONET

            MESONET STATION EW9853 NAPERVILLE PEAK GUST.

1136 AM     HAIL             3 WSW COLLEGEVILLE      40.90N 87.21W
07/23/2022  U1.00 INCH       JASPER             IN   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).

1149 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 ENE REMINGTON         40.77N 87.12W
07/23/2022  M45 MPH          JASPER             IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION IN048 1.7 E REMINGTON
            (INDOT) PEAK GUST.

1215 PM     HAIL             1 SE WHEATON            41.85N 88.09W
07/23/2022  U0.50 INCH       DUPAGE             IL   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).

1217 PM     HAIL             2 S GLEN ELLYN          41.85N 88.07W
07/23/2022  U0.50 INCH       DUPAGE             IL   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).

&&
Local storm report, Jul 23, 3:15 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
315 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0247 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GIBSON CITY             40.47N 88.38W
07/23/2022                   FORD               IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWNED ON PINE ST. IN GIBSON CITY. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

RO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 11:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTCook19 min
Jul 22, 11:24 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT66 min
Jul 22, 11:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTBoone34 min
Jul 22, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTMcHenry49 min
Jul 23, 12:29 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT91 min
Jul 23, 12:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTLake57 min
Jul 23, 1:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTLake52 min
Jul 23, 1:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTLake, McHenry5 hr
Jul 23, 2:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT90 min
Jul 23, 2:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTLake, McHenry6 hr
Jul 23, 2:52 AM CDTFlood WatchLOTBoone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 8 more9 hr
Jul 23, 3:21 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT114 min
Jul 23, 4:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTLee, Ogle66 min
Jul 23, 4:22 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT113 min
Jul 23, 4:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTDeKalb, Lee, Ogle71 min
Jul 23, 4:54 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT81 min
Jul 23, 4:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook, DuPage, Kane64 min
Jul 23, 5:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTDuPage, Kane, Kendall31 min
Jul 23, 5:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTCook, DuPage, Kane3 hr
Jul 23, 5:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook, DuPage, Will76 min
Jul 23, 5:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTKane, Kendall27 min
Jul 23, 5:35 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLOTLake5 hr
Jul 23, 5:47 AM CDTTornado WarningLOTCook, Will28 min
Jul 23, 6:05 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLOTWill25 min
Jul 23, 6:19 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT86 min
Jul 23, 6:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTKankakee55 min
Jul 23, 6:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTLaSalle25 min
Jul 23, 6:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTLaSalle34 min
Jul 23, 6:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTFord, Iroquois54 min
Jul 23, 7:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTLaSalle37 min
Jul 23, 7:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTOgle25 min
Jul 23, 7:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTCook, Lake27 hr
Jul 23, 7:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTCook34 hr
Jul 23, 7:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTLee43 min
Jul 23, 8:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTKankakee33 min
Jul 23, 8:23 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTIroquois3 hr
Jul 23, 8:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTDeKalb49 min
Jul 23, 9:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTKankakee29 min
Jul 23, 9:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTDeKalb, Kane, Kendall52 min
Jul 23, 9:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTIroquois3 hr
Jul 23, 9:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTDuPage47 min
Jul 23, 10:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTKendall44 min
Jul 23, 10:10 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT82 min
Jul 23, 10:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTCook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Will3 hr
Jul 23, 10:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTDuPage, Will53 min
Jul 23, 10:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTIroquois, Kankakee, Will41 min
Jul 23, 10:57 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLOTLake3 hr
Jul 23, 11:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTIroquois, Kankakee3 hr
Jul 23, 12:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTIroquois6 hr
Jul 23, 1:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTLivingston61 min
Jul 23, 1:27 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLOTCook, Lake6 hr
Jul 23, 1:32 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLivingston29 min
Jul 23, 1:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLOTFord75 min
Jul 23, 2:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOTFord, Livingston4 hr
Jul 23, 2:28 PM CDTFlood WatchLOTBoone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 5 more20 hr
Jul 23, 2:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOTFord3 hr
Jul 23, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTFord33 min
Jul 23, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTLivingston41 min
Jul 23, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLOTLaSalle, Livingston33 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.