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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this wind advisory at Feb 19, 2026, 1:56 PM CST for 18 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Feb 20, 2026, 1:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2026, 1:56 PM CST (19:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2026, 1:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2026, 4:00 PM 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 19:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 3:38 AM CST | Gale Watch | LOT | 11 hr | |
| Feb 19, 2:58 PM CST | Gale Warning | LOT | 27 hr | |
| Feb 19, 2:58 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 15 hr | |
| Feb 19, 1:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Benton | 35 min |
| Feb 19, 8:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Jasper | 13 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.