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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Chicago, IL

July 10, 2024Iroquois County, Illinois; Benton County, Jasper County, Newton County, Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this wind advisory at Jul 10, 2024, 12:19 AM CDT for Iroquois County, Illinois; Benton County, Jasper County, Newton County, Indiana. It took effect at Jul 10, 2024, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 10, 2024, 12:19 AM CDT (05:19 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 10, 2024, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jul 10, 2024, 8:20 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL

Counties Iroquois County, IL, Benton County, IN, Jasper County, IN, Newton County, IN

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:20 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 126 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 00:00Z on 2024-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 8 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 00:00Z on 2024-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -67 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
689 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Jul 9, 6:55 PM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 6:55 PM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 2:51 PM CDT, 9 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
251 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2024

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010-011-019-102000-
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-
251 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2024 /351 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
  Elevated Flooding Risk.
  High Swim Risk Lake Michigan Beaches.

DISCUSSION...

The remnants of tropical system Beryl will track into the Lower
Great Lakes region tonight into Wednesday with a threat for gusty
winds and heavy rainfall, primarily along and southeast of
Interstate 55. The heavy rainfall will lead to significant rises on
area streams and rivers, and may cause areas of flooding, especially
in low lying and flood prone areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Wednesday...
  Elevated Flooding Risk in the morning east of I-55.
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk in the afternoon.
  High Swim Risk Lake Michigan Beaches.
Thursday through Sunday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Monday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
  Limited Excessive Heat Risk.

DISCUSSION...

Hot and humid conditions look poised to return this weekend into
next week. Heat indices may approach or even exceed 100 degrees,
especially Sunday and Monday. Scattered shower and storm chances
exist daily through the extended although most hours will likely
be dry.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

  Variable at less than 5 mph.

LMZ740>745-102000-
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-
251 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 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.
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Wednesday...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft.
Thursday through Monday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 10:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTIroquois5 days
Jul 9, 10:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTCook27 hr
Jul 9, 10:09 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTLake, Newton21 days
Jul 9, 10:09 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTJasper, Porter6 days
Jul 9, 10:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTJasper3 days
Jul 9, 10:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLOTNewton12 hr
Jul 10, 5:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLOTJasper11 hr

Nearby

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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.