1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Chicago, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 26, 11:30 AM CST, 10 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1230 PM CDT WED JUN 26 2002 PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION... AT THIS POINT MESO ETA SCENARIO OF CONVECTIVE REDEVELOPMENT CLOSER TO FRONT TO OUR NORTHWEST SEEMS TO BE UNFOLDING AS CU FIELD BLOSSOMS. MESO ANALYSIS SHOWS INCREASING MOISTURE CONVERGENCESE MINNESOTA SWWD ALONG WITH DESTABILIZATION. DEBRIS FROM IOWA CONVECTION HOLDING TEMPS DOWN AND STABILITY UP EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI WHICH MAY IMPACT INTENSITY LEVEL OF STORMS IN OUR AREA. INCLINATION IS TO EXPECT BRUNT OF SEVERE TO THE WEST OF THE CWFA. NEVERTHELESS MODELS INSISTENT ON BRING PRE FRONTAL PRECIP BAND THROUGH THE CWA OVERNIGHT AND WILL GO AHEAD WITH NO POP WORDING OF SCATTERED OR CATEGORICAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. GIVEN THAT THE FRONT KEEPS BEING SLOWER WITH SUCCEEDING RUNS...SOME PRECIP COULD LINGER INTO THE DAY THURSDAY FAR SOUTHERN SECTION. AFTER THAT PRECIP THREAT BELOW THE THRESSHOLD IN THE SHORT TERM. MODEST DRYING AND COOLING BEHIND THE FRONT ONLY TO NEAR NORMAL FOR A DAY OR SO. THEN A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS AS ROCKIES RIDGE BROADENS EASTWARD AGAIN. EXTENDED GUIDANCE LARGELY FOLLOWED EXCEPT BUMPED TEMPS UP A BIT ON THE WEEKEND. NEXT PRECIP THREAT NOT UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. .CHI...NONE KAPLAN
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 10 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:05 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were blown down and a dugout was unroofed at the Plainfield High School baseball field.
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