NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
PEA SIZED HAIL.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH.
AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:
ALL OF NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
DISCUSSION:
AS A MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION...IT WILL
ENCOUNTER A STATIONARY BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS THE REGION.
MODERATE INSTABILITY IN PLACE WILL LEAD TO A FEW ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE LATER TONIGHT AS YET ANOTHER MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
PORTIONS OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER IN NORTHWEST INDIANA AND THE
ILLINOIS RIVER IN LA SALLE COUNTY WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THERE WILL BE PERIODIC CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER INTO TUESDAY.
PORTIONS OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER IN NORTHWEST INDIANA WILL REMAIN
IN FLOOD.
.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
