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Gale Warning 4, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this gale warning at Jan 18, 2026, 3:05 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 19, 2026, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 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 18, 2026, 3:05 AM CST (09:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2026, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2026, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 15 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 18, 2:20 AM CST, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 2:20 AM CST, 45 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 8:51 PM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Watch | LOT | 6 hr | |
| Jan 18, 2:13 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 12 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:05 AM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | LOT | 48 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.