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Gale Warning 2, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this gale warning at Jan 11, 2024, 3:17 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 12, 2024, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2024, 3:17 PM CST (21:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2024, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2024, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 11, 3:00 PM CST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 3:00 PM CST, 17 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 3:15 PM CST, 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 315 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2024 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-122115- 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- 315 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2024 /415 PM EST Thu Jan 11 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Elevated Snow Risk After Midnight. DISCUSSION... Snow will spread across the area primarily north of US 24 after midnight and continue after daybreak Friday. Snow rates greater than 1 inch per hour will lead to slippery to hazardous travel conditions. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Friday and Friday Night... Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk. Significant Snow Risk. Saturday... Elevated Excessive Cold Risk. Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk. Limited Lakeshore Flood Risk. Sunday through Wednesday... Elevated to Significant Excessive Cold Risk. DISCUSSION... Additional snow will fall across the region especially north of Interstate 80 throughout the day on Friday. Friday night, snow will taper as westerly winds increase and gust 45 to 50 mph leading to areas of blowing snow and very low visibility. Bitterly to dangerously cold air will spread into the region Sunday night through Tuesday night with wind chills as low as 30 degrees below zero. River ice is expected to rapidly build up on area rivers Sunday into early next week as a much colder arctic airmass moves into the area. This will bring a threat for ice jam related flooding on area rivers into next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight. LMZ740>745-122115- 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- 315 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2024 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...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Hazardous conditions for small craft. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Friday... Gale force winds and or very hazardous waves are likely. Saturday... Gale force winds and or very hazardous waves are likely. Limited Freezing Spray Risk. Sunday through Wednesday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. Borchardt Visit us at www.weather.gov/chicago Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube at: www.facebook.com/nwschicago www.twitter.com/nwschicago www.youtube.com/nwschicago
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2:22 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 8 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:22 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | Cook, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall and 3 more | 46 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.