NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
PEA SIZED HAIL.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWESTERN INDIANA GENERALLY SOUTH OF A
ROCHELLE ILLINOIS TO FOWLER INDIANA LINE THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT.
DISCUSSION:
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND INTO
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TOMORROW AS A WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY
LIFTS THROUGH THE OUTLOOK AREA. THUNDERSTORMS MAY EVENTUALLY
FORM INTO A LINE AND WORK ACROSS THE FRONT.
PORTIONS OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER IN NORTHWEST INDIANA WILL REMAIN
IN FLOOD.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
THERE WILL BE PERIODIC CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE
WEATHER INTO TUESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
