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Lightning is stale (229 h old). Lightning items are paused; thunderstorm items still come from official observations.

Weather observations is stale. Weather items are paused until it is fresh again; missing observations never end a weather event.

Confirmed Informational Resolved Weather MDW arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at Midway

Current state: Resolved at 2:43 AM CST
Started: Mon Nov 2, 3:20 PM CST
Latest activity: Tue Nov 3, 2:43 AM CST
Updates: 4

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Initial Confirmed Mon Nov 2, 3:24 PM CST

Official observation reports low cloud or visibility at Midway

The 3:20 PM CST official weather observation (METAR) for Midway (MDW) reports ceiling 900 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 11 kt gusting to 18 kt. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

Evidence for this update

Latest observation	SPECI KMDW 022120Z 16011G18KT 10SM OVC009 15/13 A3001 RMK AO2 T01500133 $
Station	KMDW at Mon Nov 2, 3:20 PM CST
Basis	Official observation (METAR)
Source event time	Mon Nov 2, 3:20 PM CST
Ingested	Mon Nov 2, 3:24 PM CST
Published here	Mon Nov 2, 3:24 PM CST (2026-11-02 21:24 UTC)
Sources	Official weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
Provenance	weather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1

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Escalation Confirmed Mon Nov 2, 11:10 PM CST

Official observation now reports very low cloud or visibility at Midway

What changed: low cloud or visibility → very low cloud or visibility

The 11:04 PM CST official weather observation (METAR) for Midway (MDW) reports light drizzle; mist, ceiling 400 ft, visibility 2.5 mi, wind 9 kt. Coded weather: “-DZ BR”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

Evidence for this update

Latest observation	SPECI KMDW 030504Z 19009KT 2 1/2SM -DZ BR OVC004 16/16 A2999 RMK AO2 P0000 T01560156 $
Station	KMDW at Mon Nov 2, 11:04 PM CST
Basis	Official observation (METAR)
Source event time	Mon Nov 2, 11:04 PM CST
Ingested	Mon Nov 2, 11:10 PM CST
Published here	Mon Nov 2, 11:10 PM CST (2026-11-03 05:10 UTC)
Sources	Official weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
Provenance	weather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1

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De-escalation Confirmed Tue Nov 3, 1:01 AM CST

Official observation now reports low cloud or visibility at Midway

What changed: very low cloud or visibility → low cloud or visibility

The 12:53 AM CST official weather observation (METAR) for Midway (MDW) reports light drizzle; mist, ceiling 600 ft, visibility 3 mi, wind 9 kt. Coded weather: “-DZ BR”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

Evidence for this update

Latest observation	METAR KMDW 030653Z 19009KT 3SM -DZ BR OVC006 16/16 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 P0000 T01610156 $
Station	KMDW at Tue Nov 3, 12:53 AM CST
Basis	Official observation (METAR)
Source event time	Tue Nov 3, 12:53 AM CST
Ingested	Tue Nov 3, 1:01 AM CST
Published here	Tue Nov 3, 1:01 AM CST (2026-11-03 07:01 UTC)
Sources	Official weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
Provenance	weather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1

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Resolution Confirmed Tue Nov 3, 2:43 AM CST