A teenager was struck by lightning.
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A teenager was struck by lightning.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at May 26, 3:30 PM CST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007 .DISCUSSION... 430 PM CDT FORCAST FOCUS IN ON WARMFRONT LIFTING NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND COLD FRONT TO MOVE BACK THROUGH FA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUN...AND RETURN OF BOUNDARY NORTHWARD AGAIN LATE MON. STRONG MID-UPPER LOW OVER EXTREME NE ND WITH SFC LOW IN NW MN. CIRCULATION MOVING ENE TOWARD THE SOUTHERN MANITOBA-ONTARIO BORDER AND FORECAST TO REACH NORTH CETRAL SHORE OF LK SUPERIOR BY 12Z SUN. APPROACHING SYSTEM HAS LIFTED THE WARM FRONT TO NEAR THE WI BORDER LATE BY MID AFTERNOON. TSRA HAVE INCREASED DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH HEATING AND APPROACH OF MID TROF. EXPECT ACTIVITY ACROSS FA TO WANE DURG THE EARLY PART OF THE EVE AS THE TROF PASSES BY. HOWEVER WITH COLD FRONT LAGGING...EXPECT MORE ACTIVITY ALONG THE FRONT TO MOVE BACK IN LATE TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH NW AND N CENTRAL IL. CONTINUED THREAT OF SHRA AND TSRA INTO SUN MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE FA AS SLOW MOVING FRONT GRADUALLY SETTLES SOUTH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FA BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY ACROSS CENTRAL IL BY SUN EVE. THIS BOUNDARY STARTS TO MIGRATE BATH NORTHWARD ON MON AS THE NEXT SYSTEM...CURRENTLY OFF THE B.C.COAST...CROSSES THE SOUTHERN CANADIAN ROCKIES. MODELS MAINTAIN CLOSED MID-UPPER CIRCULATION THRU TUE WITH SLOW E MOVEMENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CANADIAN PRARIE. SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESS MEANS WARM FRONT WILL NOT START TO ACCELERATE AND MOVE BACK N THRU FA UNTIL MON NIGHT WITH CHC OF TSRA CONFINED TO THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FA SUN NIGHT AND MON AS STRONG LOW LEVEL FLO OVERUNNING THE BOUNDARY REMAINS FOCUSED ACROSS THE MO VALLEY AND UPPER MS VALLEY. THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES SLOW MOVEMENT ACROSS S CENTRAL CANANDA AND THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TUE AND WED. CHC OF TSRA WILL PERSIST AS WARM MOIST AIR IN PLACE ONCE WARM FRONT PUSHES BACK N MON NIGHT AND MID-UPPER TROF APPROACHES FROM W TUE AND WED. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE THROUGH AS MODELS POSITION UPPER TROF AXIS FROM UPPER MIDWEST BACK INTO CENTRAL PLAINS AT 12Z THU. TRS && .AVIATION DISCUSSION REGARDING 18Z TAFS... MAIN CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON IS WITH CONVECTION DVLPGIN VCTY OF WARM FRONT. SFC ANALYSIS PLACES THE WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM JUST S OF MLI-NR JOT-GYY-JUST N OF SBN. MOST CONCENTRATED AREA OF SHWRS/TSTMS WILL BE N OF THIS LN...ACROSS NWRN AND N CNTRL IL...INTO THE N SUBURBS OF CHICAGO. SATLT IMAGERY AND LIGHTNING DATA SHOW FRESH CONVECTION POPPING UP IN A LN FROM NERN MO...NR IRK-NWRN IL BTWN MIL AND GBG. THIS LINE WILL CONTNUE TO DVLP NEWD ACROSS NRN PORTION OF TERMINAL AREA THRU MID AFTN. AS WARM FRONT LIFTS N OF AREA BY ABOUT 00Z...CONVECTION WILL BCM MORE ISOLD-SCT IN COVERAGE SO WILL GO TO VCTS AFT WARM FROPA. MORE ORGANIZED SHWRS/TSTMS LIKELY AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRES MOVES EWD WELL TO N OF AREA...RESULTING IN COLD FROPA FROM W-E ACROSS RGN AFT 06Z. WINDS WILL BE GENLY ARND 5 KTS AHD OF WRM FRONT ERLY THIS AFTN...THEN INCRS A BIT TO NR 10 KTS. WIND DIR...TO SHIFT FROM SSELY AHD OF WARM FRONT...TO SSLWY BY LATE THIS AFTN...THEN VEERING INTO W AFT COLD FROPA AFT 06Z. CIGS/VIS WILL BE HIGHLY VRBL ALG/AHD OF WARM FRONT WITH IFR CONDS IN PCPN AREAS...LIFTING TO MVFR/OCNL VFR BHD FRONT. MERZLOCK && .MARINE DISCUSSION REGARDING 3 PM FORECAST... A LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA WILL MOVE NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR...TO EASTERN ONTARIO BY SUNDAY EVENING. A COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTHWARD FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN AFTER MIDNIGHT...PASSING OFF TO THE EAST OF THE LAKE BY SUNDAY MORNING. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION BY SUNDAY NIGHT...MOVING EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN LAKES BY MONDAY EVENING AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN IN FORCE 1 RANGE THROUGH MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT EXCEPT A FEW HOURS OF WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT. COLD STABLE CONDITIONS NEAR THE LAKE SURFACE COMBINED WILL KEEP WAVES GENERALLY BELOW 4 FT THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. PERIODIC SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR UNTIL THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE LAKE LATE TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION. MERZLOCK && .LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .IL...NONE. .IN...NONE. .LM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 515 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011- 019-262130- WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DU PAGE-COOK- LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD- LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- 515 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007 THIS PORTION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE WILL BE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING...SOME WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY MORNING SOUTH AND EAST OF A CHICAGO TO PERU LINE. THERE WILL BE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...AND FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR TONIGHT. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO LMZ740>745-766-262130- WINTHROP HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN- LAKE MICHIGAN- 515 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007 THIS PORTION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE WILL BE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY MORNING SOUTH AND EAST OF CHICAGO. THERE WILL BE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
336 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0324 PM TSTM WND DMG OTTAWA 41.35N 88.84W
05/26/2007 LA SALLE IL PUBLIC
INTERSTATE 80 MILE MARKER 85 WEST OF OTTAWA. MINI TORNADO
OR GUST OF WIND PICKED UP A CAR AND TURNED IT AROUND.
RELAYED TO DISTRICT 17 STATE POLICE BY WHO IS DRIVING THE
CAR.
&&
CMOTTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
419 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0411 PM HEAVY RAIN JOLIET 41.53N 88.12W
05/26/2007 E0.00 INCH WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER
STANDING WATER ON I 80 AT LARKIN IN JOLIET.
&&
CMOTTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
522 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM LIGHTNING NEW LENOX 41.52N 87.98W
05/26/2007 WILL IL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF OF SCHOOL STRUCK BY LIGHTNING CAUSED A FIRE ON ROOF
AT NELSON RD SOUTH OF LARAWAY ROAD. ROOF FIRE
SIGNIFICANT.
&&
CMOTTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
524 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM LIGHTNING NEW LENOX 41.52N 87.98W
05/26/2007 WILL IL EMERGENCY MNGR
HOME STUCK BY LIGHTNING JOLIET HIGHWAY CLOSE TO 1/2 MILE
EAST OF SCHOOLHOUSE RD
&&
CMOTTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
527 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0418 PM FLOOD JOLIET 41.53N 88.12W
05/26/2007 WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER
VIADUCT AT I-80,2 RICHARDS ST, JOLIET IS FLOODED AND
BARELY PASSABLE.
&&
CMOTTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
530 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM FLOOD COUNTRY CLUB HILLS 41.56N 87.73W
05/26/2007 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
159TH AND CICERO STREETS 16 INCHES OF STANDING WATER.
&&
CMOTTThe Chicago radar (KLOT), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:29 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 15 year old boy was standing near a tree when it was struck by lightning. The teenager received burns on his back. His clothes and shoes were ripped off. A relative standing near the teenager said she saw blue light reflected off of him.
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