National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
723 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 /823 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2012/

...HIGHEST WIND GUSTS FROM SUNDAY...

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH
FROM AUTOMATED SENSORS ACROSS THE AREA. OUTSIDE OF ASOS
MEASUREMENTS...MAXIMUM GUSTS MAY HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN OTHER
SENSOR OBSERVATIONS THAT WERE NOT REPORTED.

...TOP FIVE HIGHEST GUSTS OVER LAND IN THE AREA...

RANK.......SITE...........COUNTY...........GUST..
1          MORRIS         GRUNDY           44 MPH
1T         PONTIAC        LIVINGSTON       44 MPH
3          KANKAKEE       KANKAKEE         41 MPH
4          MIDWAY APT     COOK             40 MPH
4T         2WSW WHITING   LAKE IN          40 MPH

...ILLINOIS...

...WINNEBAGO COUNTY...

CHICAGO/ROCKFORD INTERNATIONAL AP (ASOS)       1057 AM FEB 26     35 MPH

...WILL COUNTY...

JOLIET (COOP)                                   100 PM FEB 26     39 MPH
3 N MANHATTAN (689 FT)(APRSWXNET)               144 PM FEB 26     36 MPH

...OGLE COUNTY...

ROCHELLE (775 FT)(AWOS)                        1015 AM FEB 26     37 MPH

...LIVINGSTON COUNTY...

PONTIAC (AWOS)                                  135 PM FEB 26     44 MPH
1 ENE PONTIAC (646 FT)(APRSWXNET)               139 PM FEB 26     36 MPH

...LAKE COUNTY...

WAUKEGAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (733 FT)(ASOS)        302 PM FEB 26     36 MPH

...LA SALLE COUNTY...

PERU (620 FT)(AWOS)                             235 PM FEB 26     36 MPH

...KANKAKEE COUNTY...

GREATER KANKAKEE AIRPORT (AWOS)                 215 PM FEB 26     41 MPH

...KANE COUNTY...

1 W BATAVIA (771 FT)(APRSWXNET)                 217 PM FEB 26     39 MPH
AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ASOS)                 216 PM FEB 26     38 MPH

...GRUNDY COUNTY...

MORRIS (479 FT)(AWOS)                           115 PM FEB 26     44 MPH
3 N CARBON HILL (523 FT)(APRSWXNET)             106 PM FEB 26     36 MPH

...FORD COUNTY...

1 W GIBSON CITY (777 FT)(APRSWXNET)             149 PM FEB 26     35 MPH

...DUPAGE COUNTY...

DUPAGE AIRPORT (754 FT)(ASOS)                   133 PM FEB 26     39 MPH

...COOK COUNTY...

CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT (618 FT)(ASOS)          1202 PM FEB 26     40 MPH
LANSING AIRPORT (AWOS)                          135 PM FEB 26     39 MPH
1 SE HARWOOD HEIGHTS (669 FT)(APRSWXNET)       1220 PM FEB 26     38 MPH
CHICAGO OHARE INTL AP (658 FT)(ASOS)            243 PM FEB 26     37 MPH
1 WNW HICKORY HILLS (702 FT)(APRSWXNET)         112 PM FEB 26     36 MPH
CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (ASOS)                158 PM FEB 26     35 MPH
1 SE SOUTH CHICAGO (588 FT)(NOS-NWLON)          100 PM FEB 26     35 MPH

......

...INDIANA...

...PORTER COUNTY...

2 SW VALPARAISO (695 FT)(APRSWXNET)             251 PM FEB 26     36 MPH

...LAKE COUNTY...

2 WSW WHITING (587 FT)(INDOT)                   130 PM FEB 26     40 MPH
GARY REGIONAL AIRPORT (AWOS)                   1255 PM FEB 26     39 MPH
BROOKFIELD (APRSWXNET)                         1259 PM FEB 26     36 MPH

...JASPER COUNTY...

2 W COLLEGEVILLE (657 FT)(INDOT)                308 PM FEB 26     35 MPH

......

...OFFSHORE REPORTING STATIONS...

CHICAGO CRIB (577 FT)(MARITIME)                 230 PM FEB 26     47 MPH
3 WNW MICHIGAN CITY (577 FT)(MARITIME)          245 PM FEB 26     39 MPH
BURNS HARBOR (592 FT)(GLOS)                     250 PM FEB 26     36 MPH


OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THANKS ITS PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERS FOR
PROVIDING US WITH THIS DATA.


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MTF

Some of the Highest Wind Gusts from February 26th
Click to Enlarge.  Wind gusts in mph.