During the afternoon hours of June 16th, scattered severe thunderstorms developed over portions of northwestern Indiana. Additional thunderstorms trained over the region later in the evening providing heavy rains to some areas.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS LOT wrote it up.
During the afternoon hours of June 16th, scattered severe thunderstorms developed over portions of northwestern Indiana. Additional thunderstorms trained over the region later in the evening providing heavy rains to some areas.
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 Jun 16, 2:39 PM CST, 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
339 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
.DISCUSSION...
330 PM CDT
A FEW AREAS OF CONCERN OVER THE COMING DAYS. THE FIRST WILL BE THE
POTENTIALLY SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY VERY HOT
WEATHER OPENING UP THE WORK WEEK. FOLLOWING THE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL NOT
BE UNTIL LATER IN THE WEEK.
IN THE SHORT TERM...GOING THREAT FOR MORE OF AN EXPANDED
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE.
SYNOPTIC COLD FRONT WELL TO THE WEST AND ACROSS THE PLAINS AND
TIED TO A LOW LIFTING ACROSS CANADA IS SLOWLY SHIFTING TO THE
EAST. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE REGION
TONIGHT...BUT WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY BY THE TIME IT REACHES EASTERN
IOWA TONIGHT.
FOR THE IMMEDIATE AFTERNOON...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW HAS ALLOWED A
RATHER LARGE SURGE OF MOISTURE TO BE TRANSPORTED ACROSS THE REGION.
OUTSIDE OF AREAS THAT SAW RAIN THIS MORNING...DEWPOINTS HAVE JUMPED
FROM AROUND 50 DEGREES TO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 60S. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS NOT INDICATING MUCH DRY AIR TO IMPEDE THE CLIMB...AND
HAVE NUDGED DEWPOINTS UP ACROSS THE AREA. THE HIGHEST AXIS OF
INSTABILITY IS GENERALLY ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE
AREA...AND CLOSER TO THE IOWA/ILLINOIS/MISSOURI JUNCTION...BUT
MUCAPE VALUES IN THE 1500 TO 2000 J/KG RANGE ARE STILL LIKELY
ACROSS THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND UP TO THE WI BORDER. OVERALL
SHEAR IS LOW...AND TIED CLOSER TO THE WAVE LIFTING ACROSS
WISCONSIN. GENERALLY EXPECTING THE SMALL...BUT EFFICIENT RAIN
PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDER TO CONTINUE TO BUBBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
THE GREATEST CHANCES THROUGH AFTERNOON DO APPEAR TO BE EAST OF THE
I57 CORRIDOR...AND WEST OF I39.
THE PRIMARY FOCUS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING WILL BE
TIED TO A STRONG WAVE THAT IS SLIDING ACROSS THE MISSOURI AND IOWA
BORDER THIS AFTERNOON. PRESENTLY...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CLUSTERS
ARE INCREASING IN OVERALL COVERAGE WITH AND AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE. THE
HIGHEST INSTABILITY AXIS IS WEST AND ACROSS THE MO/IA/IL BORDER
REGION...WITH RAP ANALYZED VALUES NEARING THE 3-4000 MARK. SHEAR
WILL INCREASE AS THE WAVE APPROACHES...AND THE CLUSTER OF STORMS
WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AS THEY SHIFT EAST...AND INTO A
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. FORECAST SOUNDINGS AND MORNING RAOBS
SHOW A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE OF MOISTURE...WITH PWAT VALUES
JUMPING 2/3 TO 3/4 OF AN INCH ABOVE THEIR MORNING VALUES /AND
PEAKING AROUND THE 1.9 INCH RANGE. AS WAS SEEN EARLIER IN THE
DAY...IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH FOR THESE STORMS TO PUT OUT A LOT OF
PRECIPITATION. THE LATEST HRRR HAS BEEN A DECENT PROXY FOR
COVERAGE AND TIMING...AND ANTICIPATE COVERAGE TO INCREASE FOR
ROCKFORD BEYOND THE 6P HOUR AND A FEW HOURS BEYOND FOR CHICAGO.
HEAVY RAIN IS THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH THESE STORMS...BUT SOME
POCKETS MAY CONTAIN SUB TO MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND STRONG
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...THOUGH DIURNALLY BY THE TIME THEY REACH THE
MAJORITY OF THE CWA...IT WILL BE GETTING INTO AN UNFAVORABLE TIME.
THE RAIN WILL BE WELCOME FOR MANY AREAS...BUT OVERALL DROUGHT
BUSTING ONES ARE NOT A LIKELIHOOD.
LONG TERM...THE JET ENGINE WILL TURN ON. THE COLD FRONT THAT IS
MARCHING EAST ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY WILL BASICALLY
WASH OUT AND ONLY DROP DEWPOINTS DOWN INTO THE LOWER 60S TO UPPER
50S...AND KEEP HIGH TEMPERATURES INTO THE 80S TOMORROW. BIG H8
THERMAL RIDGE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST FROM THE PLAINS AND CLOSE TO
THE REGION...WARMING THE AREA BACK UP MONDAY. ENDED UP BUMPING UP HIGHS
FOR BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY TO BE INTO THE UPPER 90 RANGE /AND CAN
SEE A POSSIBLE 100 MARK SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION/ IN THAT TIME.
NOT ONLY WILL IT BE HOT ON MONDAY...IT WILL BE INCREDIBLY WINDY.
FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW MIXED LAYER WINDS BREACHING THE 30KT
RANGE. THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE
ELEVATED...BUT SPECIFICS WILL BE FOLLOWED UP IN THE FIRE WEATHER
DISCUSSIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE 90S WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...BEFORE A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THURSDAY AND COOLS OFF
THE AREA WITH THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS.
SHEA
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
528 AM CDT
HOT AND WINDY CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL AND DANGEROUS
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON MONDAY.
FOR TODAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 30 TO 35
PERCENT BY MIDDAY ACROSS ALL BUT NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS WHERE
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE 35 TO 40 PERCENT. WINDS
WILL OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH...GUSTING TO AROUND
20 MPH.
WHILE RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL NOT LIKELY BE REACHED TODAY...THE
RECENT VERY DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH HOT TEMPERATURES...
RELATIVELY LOW DEW POINTS AND MODERATELY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT
IN ELEVATED WILDFIRE DANGER.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
AND WILL PROVIDE SOME LOCATIONS WITH A WETTING RAIN.
A COOL FRONT WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR. WHILE HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S TODAY...ON
SUNDAY THEY WILL BE IN THE MID AND UPPER 80S. HOT AIR RETURNS
MONDAY ON SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH. MONDAY AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER AND MID 90S AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL LOWER TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER...
ESPECIALLY FOR ANY AREAS THAT MISS OUT ON THE SCATTERED RAINFALL
TODAY AND TONIGHT AS FUEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW.
WHILE HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE LOWER AND
MID 90S FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...DEW POINTS ARE EXPECTED TO
CREEP UP PREVENTING MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM
DROPPING TO CRITICAL LEVELS.
ANOTHER COOL FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY...BRINGING
ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
WILL BE SOMEWHAT LOWER THURSDAY...AND SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER FRIDAY
WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S.
TRS
&&
.AVIATION...
//ORD AND MDW CONCERNS...UPDATED 20Z...
* ISOLATED SHRA POSSIBLE THIS AFTN...BUT GREATER THUNDER POTENTIAL
EAST AND WEST OF C90 AIRSPACE THROUGH 00Z.
* MORE WIDESPREAD SHRA/TSRA EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING/OVERNIGHT.
* GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-25 KTS THIS AFTERNOON.
RATZER
//DISCUSSION...UPDATED 20Z...
TSRA ASSOCIATED WITH MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE LIFTING ACROSS WI AT
MID-AFTERNOON HAVE LARGELY MOVED EAST/NORTHEAST/SOUTHEAST OF C90
AIRSPACE. WHILE A FEW CONVECTIVE SHOWERS CONTINUE TO TRY AND
BUBBLE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL IL...EXPECTATION IS THAT SUBSIDENCE
BEHIND DEPARTING WAVE WILL KEEP ANY SHRA FAIRLY ISOLATED THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WERE DEVELOPING ALONG THE IA/MO BORDER AND FAR WESTERN IL...AND WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND MOVE EASTWARD...EVENTUALLY SPREADING
INTO THE NORTHERN IL TERMINALS THIS EVENING.
TSRA OUTFLOW WHICH HAD SHIFTED WINDS NW AT ORD/DPA IS LIFTING BACK
NORTH OF BOTH AIRPORTS PER RADAR REFLECTIVITY DATA...WITH A RETURN
TO GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IMMINENT.
RATZER
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FROM 18Z...
IMPRESSIVE MID-LEVEL DISTURBANCE LIFTING NORTHEAST ACROSS
WISCONSIN AT MIDDAY PER SATELLITE/RADAR DATA. SOUTHERN PERIPHERY
OF THIS FEATURE HAS FORCED ISOLATED SHRA/TSRA TO DEVELOP ACROSS
PARTS OF NORTHERN IL SINCE LATE MORNING. NEAR TERM HIGH RESOLUTION
MODEL FORECASTS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE SCENARIO OF ISOLATED
SHRA/TSRA PASSING ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF THE C90 TRACON AREA
OVER THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS BEFORE MID-LEVEL FORCING WEAKENS. STRONGER
INSTABILITY EXISTS FARTHER SOUTH/SOUTHWEST PER SPC/RAP
MESOANALYSIS...AND ADDITIONAL ISOLATED-SCATTERED TSRA WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SOUTH INTO EAST CENTRAL IL AND THE IL/IN
BORDER REGION TOO.
TSRA DEVELOPMENT UPSTREAM APPEARS IMMINENT AS WELL...WITH LATEST
RADAR INDICATING NEW THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING FROM FAR NORTHWEST
MO INT SOUTHEAST IA...AND EVEN A FEW ISOLATED CELLS INTO WESTERN
IL AHEAD OF ANOTHER MID-LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER EASTERN NEB/KS.
REGION OF POOLING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE/INSTABILITY EXISTS AHEAD OF
THIS FEATURE FROM THE IA/MO BORDER INTO WESTERN/NORTHERN IL...AND
CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE FROM THE WEST INTO
THIS EVENING AS THIS NEXT IMPULSE MOVES EAST. SOME MID-LEVEL
SUBSIDENCE BEHIND WISCONSIN ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY KEEP ADDITIONAL
CELLS OVER NORTHERN IL RATHER ISOLATED IN THE NEAR TERM...BUT HIGH
RES MODELS INCLUDING HRRR/SPC WRF INDICATE A RATHER WELL-
DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX MOVING FROM THE IA/MO BORDER EAST
ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IL LATER THIS EVENING. HAVE
BASED TIMING OF EVENING/OVERNIGHT TSRA THREAT ON THIS WHICH
MAINTAINS GOOD CONTINUITY WITH EARLIER THINKING. LOW CONFIDENCE
PART IS HOW MUCH ISOLATED CONVECTION FILLS IN OVER PARTS OF
NORTHERN/CENTRAL IL THIS AFTERNOON.
OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND ASSOCIATED OUTFLOW WINDS...LARGE
SCALE WIND FIELD SHOULD REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THIS
EVENING. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUPPORT GUSTS APPROACHING 25 KTS
DURING THE DEEPER MIXING OF THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN LAKES/ONTARIO TONIGHT...DRAGGING COOL FRONT THROUGH THE
AREA LATE TONIGHT WITH A SHIFT TO WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS DURING THE
PRE-DAWN HOURS OF SUNDAY MORNING.
RATZER
//ORD AND MDW CONFIDENCE...UPDATED 20Z...
* MEDIUM-HIGH CONFIDENCE IN AFTN TSRA TRENDS NEXT FEW HRS.
* MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN TIMING TSRA TRENDS THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT.
* HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WIND TRENDS...OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM
OUTFLOWS.
RATZER
//OUTLOOK FOR ORD/MDW FOR 00Z MONDAY-12Z SATURDAY...UPDATED 12Z...
12Z...
SUNDAY NIGHT...VFR LIKELY.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...VFR. GUSTY SSW WINDS.
WEDNESDAY...VFR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSRA DURING THE NIGHT.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...CHANCE OF TSRA.
MTF
&&
.MARINE...
156 PM CDT
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE NORTHERN UNITED STATES WILL
PRODUCE SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS INTO NEXT WEEK...EACH OF THESE
LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK FROM THE PLAINS ACROSS THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO ONTARIO. THESE SYSTEMS WILL PRODUCE
PERIODS OF STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE LAKE. HOWEVER...THE MAIN
CONCERNS ACROSS THE LAKE WILL BE ON MONDAY AS A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT SETS UP. THIS WILL LIKELY SUPPORT A PERIOD OF 30 KT
SOUTHERLY WINDS ON MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A
POTENTIAL FOR SOME GALE FORCE GUSTS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
ILLINOIS AND INDIANA NEAR SHORES. STRONG GUSTS UP AROUND 35 KT ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE LAND AREAS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS...AND DUE TO
THE EXPECTED OFFSHORE COMPONENT TO THE FLOW...THESE WIND GUSTS
COULD EASILY AFFECT THE NEAR SHORE WATERS.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE AROUND 15 TO 25 KT
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS WE REMAIN TO THE EAST OF LOW
PRESSURE ACROSS THE PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST.
KJB
&&
.LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...NONE.
IN...NONE.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...NEARSHORE WATERS
UNTIL 10 PM SATURDAY.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 1124 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 171630- WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE- DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON- IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- 1124 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 /1224 PM EDT SAT JUN 16 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WHICH MAY PRODUCE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING BRIEF DOWNPOURS SMALL HAIL OCCASIONAL STRONG WINDS AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION: THE FIRST OF TWO UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH AND OUT OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS MORNING...PULLING A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THE OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS EVENING...A SECOND DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST FROM KANSAS AND BRING AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT MAINLY SOUTH OF A VALPARAISO TO KANKAKEE TO PONTIAC LINE. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS MAY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED BUT MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO LMZ740>745-171630- WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 1124 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY...MAINLY DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE MORNING. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT DURING MONDAY AND TUESDAY. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-171630- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 1124 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE LAKE TODAY...THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE LAKE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE THERE WILL BE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND MUCH OF THE LAKE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO SHEA
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
117 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0116 PM HAIL SCHAUMBURG 42.03N 88.08W
06/16/2012 E0.25 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC
&&
ACSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
124 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 SW ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 42.08N 88.00W
06/16/2012 M0.75 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS
RAIN FELL IN THE PAST 15 MINUTES
&&
ACSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
158 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
INZ010-011-019-161945-
BENTON IN-JASPER IN-NEWTON IN-
158 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 155 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR PERCY JUNCTION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
UP TO PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FORESMAN... PERCY JUNCTION... REMINGTON...
BROOK... COLLEGEVILLE... RENSSELAER...
PLEASANT RIDGE... MCCOYSBURG... HANGING GROVE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. HEAVY
RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR
VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS
PASSED.
LAT...LON 4091 8698 4084 8698 4084 8699 4083 8709
4078 8709 4071 8722 4086 8739 4113 8693
4112 8693 4091 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 233DEG 27KT 4084 8720
RCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
225 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0110 PM TSTM WND GST ROLLING MEADOWS 42.08N 88.03W
06/16/2012 E50 MPH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
CANOPIES LIFTED SEVERAL FEET OFF GROUND
&&
ACSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 306 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ILZ033-INZ010-019-162100- BENTON IN-IROQUOIS IL-NEWTON IN- 306 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 304 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLAYTONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. UP TO PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CLAYTONVILLE... MILFORD... WATSEKA... STOCKLAND... SHELDON... RAUB... KENTLAND... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. LAT...LON 4091 8754 4066 8735 4051 8784 4066 8797 TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 237DEG 18KT 4064 8781 BIRK
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:40 UTC.
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple reports of at least quarter size hail were received in and near Crown Point. The Crown Point Police Department estimated golf ball size hail.
Penny size hail was reported at 238th Avenue and Parrish Avenue.
Trees and powerlines were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, June 2012
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 390941, 390942, 390945, 391027.