NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...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 OVER THE ENTIRE AREA...MAINLY
THIS EVENING.
DISCUSSION:
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EARLY 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.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AGAIN BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
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
