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Severe Thunderstorm Advisory #1997

USA Weather — Severe Weather Division

This PWA expired and is no longer valid.

Issued
Mar 10 at 5:46 PM CDT
Expired
1 month ago
Forecasters
Wyatt Huber
States Included
Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin
Counties Included
Boone, Carroll, Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, DuPage, Jo Daviess, Kane, Lake, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago, Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Cedar, Chickasaw, Clayton, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Muscatine, Scott, Winneshiek, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha
Cities Included
Belvidere, Caledonia, Capron, Garden Prairie, Poplar Grove, Timberlane, Chadwick, Lanark, Milledgeville, Mount Carroll, Savanna, Shannon, Thomson, AMF O'Hare, Arlington Heights, Barrington Hills, Barrington Woods, Bedford Park, Bellwood, Berkeley, Berwyn, Broadview, Brookfield, Chicago, Cicero, Countryside, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Elmwood Park, Evanston, Forest Park, Forest View, Franklin Park, Glencoe, Glenview, Glenview NAS, Golf, Hanover Park, Harwood Heights, Hillside, Hines, Hodgkins, Hoffman Estates, Indian Head Park, Inverness, Justice, Kenilworth, La Grange, La Grange Park, Lincolnwood, Lyons, Maywood, McCook, Melrose Park, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles, Norridge, North Riverside, Northbrook, Northfield, Northlake, Oak Park, Palatine, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, River Forest, River Grove, Riverside, Rolling Meadows, Rosemont, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, Skokie, South Barrington, Stickney, Stone Park, Streamwood, Summit, Summit Argo, Techny, Westchester, Western Springs, Wheeling, Wilmette, Winnetka, Clare, Cortland, Dekalb, Esmond, Genoa, Hinckley, Kingston, Kirkland, Malta, Shabbona, Sycamore, Waterman, Addison, Aurora, Bartlett, Bensenville, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Clarendon Hills, Darien, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Eola, Fox Valley, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, Hinsdale, Itasca, Lisle, Lombard, Medinah, Naperville, Oak Brook, Roselle, Villa Park, Warrenville, Wayne, West Chicago, Westmont, Wheaton, Willowbrook, Winfield, Wood Dale, Woodridge, Burr Ridge, Cloverdale, Highland Hills, Keeneyville, North Glen Ellyn, Oakbrook Terrace, Valley View, York Center, Yorkfield, Apple Canyon Lake, Apple River, East Dubuque, Elizabeth, Galena, Hanover, Menominee, Nora, Scales Mound, Stockton, Warren, Batavia, Big Rock, Burlington, Campton Hills, Carpentersville, Dundee, East Dundee, Elburn, Elgin, Geneva, Gilberts, Hampshire, Kaneville, Lafox, Lily Lake, Maple Park, Mooseheart, North Aurora, Pingree Grove, Plato Center, Prestbury, Saint Charles, Sleepy Hollow, South Elgin, Sugar Grove, Virgil, Wasco, West Dundee, Antioch, Aptakisic, Bannockburn, Barrington, Beach Park, Buffalo Grove, Channel Lake, Deer Park, Deerfield, Del Mar Woods, Diamond Lake, Forest Lake, Fort Sheridan, Fox Lake, Fox Lake Hills, Gages Lake, Grandwood Park, Grayslake, Great Lakes, Green Oaks, Gurnee, Hainesville, Half Day, Hawthorn Woods, Highland Park, Highwood, Horatio Gardens, Indian Creek, Ingleside, Island Lake, Ivanhoe, Kildeer, Klondike, Knollwood, Lake Barrington, Lake Bluff, Lake Catherine, Lake Forest, Lake Villa, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lindenhurst, Long Grove, Long Lake, Lotus Woods, Mettawa, Millburn, Mundelein, North Barrington, North Chicago, Old Mill Creek, Park City, Prairie View, Riverwoods, Rondout, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Park, Russell, Third Lake, Tower Lake, Venetian Village, Vernon Hills, Volo, Wadsworth, Wauconda, Waukegan, Wedges Corner, Wildwood, Williams Park, Wilson, Winthrop Harbor, Zion, Amboy, Ashton, Compton, Dixon, Eldena, Franklin Grove, Harmon, Lee, Lee Center, Nachusa, Nelson, Scarboro, Steward, West Brooklyn, Alden, Algonquin, Bull Valley, Burtons Bridge, Cary, Chemung, Crystal Lake, Eastwood Manor, Fox River Grove, Greenwood, Hartland, Harvard, Hebron, Holiday Hills, Huntley, Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, Lakemoor, Lakewood, Lawrence, Lilymoor, Marengo, McCullom Lake, McHenry, Oakwood Hills, Pistakee Highlands, Port Barrington, Prairie Grove, Richmond, Ridgefield, Ringwood, Spring Grove, Trout Valley, Union, Wonder Lake, Woodstock, Adeline, Baileyville, Byron, Chana, Creston, Davis Junction, Forreston, Grand Detour, Haldane, Hillcrest, Holcomb, Kings, Leaf River, Lindenwood, Lost Nation, Monroe Center, Mount Morris, Oregon, Polo, Rochelle, Stillman Valley, Woosung, Cordova, Cedarville, Dakota, Davis, Eleroy, Freeport, German Valley, Kent, Lena, Mc Connell, Orangeville, Pearl City, Ridott, Rock City, Winslow, Albany, Coleta, Como, Erie, Fenton, Fulton, Galt, Lyndon, Morrison, Rock Falls, Sterling, Cherry Valley, Durand, Harlem, Lake Summerset, Latham Park, Loves Park, Machesney Park, New Milford, North Park, Pecatonica, Rockford, Rockton, Roscoe, Seward, Shirland, South Beloit, Winnebago, Postville, Atkins, Belle Plaine, Blairstown, Garrison, Keystone, Luzerne, Mount Auburn, Newhall, Norway, Shellsburg, Urbana, Van Horne, Vinton, Walford, Watkins, Dewar, Dunkerton, Gilbertville, La Porte City, Raymond, Sumner, Brandon, Fairbank, Hazleton, Independence, Jesup, Lamont, Quasqueton, Rowley, Stanley, Winthrop, Bennett, Clarence, Downey, Lowden, Massillon, Mechanicsville, Rochester, Stanwood, Sunbury, Tipton, West Branch, Fredericksburg, Lawler, Clayton, Edgewood, Elkader, Elkport, Farmersburg, Garber, Garnavillo, Gunder, Guttenberg, Littleport, Luana, Marquette, McGregor, Millville, Monona, North Buena Vista, Osterdock, Saint Olaf, Strawberry Point, Volga, Andover, Bryant, Calamus, Camanche, Charlotte, Clinton, De Witt, Delmar, DeWitt, Elwood, Folletts, Goose Lake, Grand Mound, Low Moor, Teeds Grove, Toronto, Welton, Wheatland, Colesburg, Delaware, Delhi, Earlville, Greeley, Hopkinton, Manchester, Masonville, Oneida, Robinson, Ryan, Sand Springs, Asbury, Balltown, Bankston, Bernard, Cascade, Centralia, Dubuque, Durango, Dyersville, Epworth, Farley, Graf, Holy Cross, Key West, King, Luxemburg, New Vienna, Peosta, Rickardsville, Sageville, Sherrill, Worthington, Zwingle, Arlington, Clermont, Donnan, Eldorado, Fayette, Hawkeye, Maynard, Oelwein, Oran, Randalia, Saint Lucas, Wadena, Waucoma, West Union, Westgate, Amana, Conroy, East Amana, High Amana, Homestead, Koszta, Ladora, Middle Amana, Millersburg, South Amana, West Amana, Williamsburg, Andrew, Baldwin, Bellevue, Green Island, Hurstville, La Motte, Maquoketa, Miles, Monmouth, Otter Creek, Preston, Sabula, Saint Donatus, Spragueville, Springbrook, Coralville, Iowa City, Morse, North Liberty, Oakdale, Oxford, Shueyville, Solon, Swisher, Tiffin, University Heights, Amber, Anamosa, Canton, Center Junction, Hale, Langworthy, Martelle, Monticello, Morley, Olin, Onslow, Oxford Junction, Stone City, Wyoming, Alburnett, Bertram, Cedar Rapids, Center Point, Central City, Coggon, Ely, Fairfax, Hiawatha, Lisbon, Marion, Mount Vernon, Palo, Paris, Prairieburg, Robins, Springville, Toddville, Troy Mills, Viola, Walker, Donahue, Eldridge, Maysville, McCausland, New Liberty, Park View, Princeton, Jackson Junction, Prairie du Chien, Wauzeka, Belleville, Black Earth, Blue Mounds, Cambridge, Cottage Grove, Cross Plains, Daleyville, Dane, De Forest, Fitchburg, London, Madison, Maple Bluff, Marshall, Martinsville, Mazomanie, McFarland, Middleton, Mount Horeb, Rockdale, Shorewood Hills, Stoughton, Sun Prairie, Verona, Waunakee, Windsor, Alderley, Ashippun, Lebanon, Neosho, Reeseville, Richwood, Rubicon, Watertown, Bagley, Beetown, Bloomington, Blue River, Boscobel, Cassville, Cuba City, Dickeyville, Fennimore, Glen Haven, Hazel Green, Kieler, Lancaster, Livingston, Montfort, Mount Hope, Muscoda, Patch Grove, Platteville, Potosi, Sandy Hook, Sinsinawa, Stitzer, Tennyson, Werley, Woodman, Brodhead, Brooklyn, Browntown, Dayton, Juda, Monroe, New Glarus, Arena, Avoca, Barneveld, Cobb, Dodgeville, Edmund, Highland, Hollandale, Linden, Mineral Point, Rewey, Ridgeway, Fort Atkinson, Helenville, Ixonia, Jefferson, Johnson Creek, Lake Koshkonong, Lake Mills, Lake Ripley, Palmyra, Rome, Sullivan, Waterloo, Bassett, Benet Lake, Bristol, Camp Lake, Kenosha, Lake Shangrila, New Munster, Paddock Lake, Pleasant Prairie, Powers Lake, Salem, Salem Lakes, Silver Lake, Somers, Trevor, Twin Lakes, Wilmot, Woodworth, Argyle, Belmont, Benton, Blanchardville, Calamine, Darlington, Gratiot, Shullsburg, South Wayne, Wiota, Woodford, Bayside, Brown Deer, Cudahy, Fox Point, Franklin, Glendale, Greendale, Greenfield, Hales Corners, Milwaukee, Oak Creek, River Hills, Saint Francis, Shorewood, South Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, West Allis, West Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay, Cedarburg, Grafton, Mequon, Thiensville, Bohners Lake, Browns Lake, Eagle Lake, Franksville, Kansasville, Mount Pleasant, North Bay, North Cape, Racine, Sturtevant, Tichigan, Union Grove, Waterford, Wind Lake, Wind Point, Gotham, Lone Rock, Afton, Avalon, Beloit, Cooksville, Edgerton, Evansville, Footville, Janesville, Johnstown Center, Leyden, Milton, Orfordville, Spring Green, Delavan, Delavan Lake, East Troy, Elkhorn, Fontana, Genoa City, Honey Creek, Lake Beulah, Lake Geneva, Pell Lake, Potter Lake, Sharon, Springfield, Walworth, Whitewater, Williams Bay, Zenda, Colgate, Germantown, Hartford, Hubertus, Jackson, Plat, Richfield, Rockfield, Slinger, Bethesda, Big Bend, Buena Vista, Butler, Chenequa, Delafield, Dousman, Eagle, Elm Grove, Genesee Depot, Jericho, Lac La Belle, Lake Five, Lannon, Menomonee Falls, Merton, Monches, Monterey, Mukwonago, Muskego, Nashotah, New Berlin, North Lake, North Prairie, Oconomowoc, Oconomowoc Lake, Okauchee, Okauchee Lake, Pewaukee, Stonebank, Summit Corners, Sussex, Utica, Wales, Waterville, and Waukesha
People Affected
302,458,179
Max Hail Size
3.5 in
Wind Gusts
75 mph

...SUMMARY...NUMEROUS SUPERCELLS AND BOWING SEGMENTS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTIVE HAIL AND SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS...

...DISCUSSION...

NUMEROUS SUPERCELLS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF A WARM FRONT LOCATED IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE PWA AREA. VERY STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES CONTRIBUTE TO MUCAPE OVER 3000 J/KG ABOVE A SHALLOW COOL SURFACE LAYER. INTENSE DEEP-LAYER SHEAR OVER 65KT WILL SUPPORT WIDESPREAD DAMAGING HAIL AND SCATTERED SEVERE/DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THIS EVENING AS STORMS SPREAD EAST. A TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE PWA, ESPECIALLY IF A TORNADIC SUPERCELL CROSSES NORTHWARD -- THOUGH WILL BE VERY QUICKLY LIMITED.



...HAZARDS...
...PROBABILITY OF TORNADOES...20%...
...PROBABILITY OF INTENSE TORNADOES (EF-2+)...10%...
...PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING WIND...60%...
...PROBABILITY OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGING WINDS (> 75 MPH)...30%...
...PROBABILITY OF HAIL...>95%...
...PROBABILITY OF SIGNIFICANT HAIL (> 3 INCHES)...70%...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
...REMEMBER...THIS ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE ADVISORY AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL USA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE ALERTS.

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