NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME MAY PRODUCE:
BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
PEA SIZED HAIL.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH.
AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:
THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING.
DISCUSSION:
REMNANT OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
EARLIER TODAY AS WELL AS THE LAKE BREEZE MAY PROVIDE FOCUS FOR
NEW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK MID LEVEL
WAVE PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE REGION. WITH MID LEVEL FLOW
REMAINING FAIRLY WEAK...ANY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT SHOULD
CONSIST OF PULSE TYPE DEVELOPMENT KEEPING ANY ACTIVITY BRIEF IN
NATURE.
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 MONDAY AND ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
