NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME MAY PRODUCE:
HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
PEA SIZE HAIL.
WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVEL0P OVER THE ENTIRE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
DISCUSSION:
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST.
PORTIONS OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER IN NORTHWEST INDIANA AND ILLINOIS
RIVER IN LA SALLE COUNTY WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO THE SOUTH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA ON FRIDAY IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME ACTIVE WITH PERIODIC SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THESE STORMS WILL THREATEN NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA
AS EARLY AS FRIDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY.
PORTIONS OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER IN NORTHWEST INDIANA AND ILLINOIS
RIVER IN LA SALLE COUNTY WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD. IN ADDITION...
THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ALSO RAISES THE POSSIBILITY OF
RENEWED RISES AND POTENTIAL FLOODING ALONG OTHER AREA RIVERS AND
STREAMS.
.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
