NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW MAY PRODUCE:
HAIL TO ONE INCH.
STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...MAINLY IN THE
AFTERNOON AND MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 55. COVERAGE IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD...BUT A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME
SEVERE.
DISCUSSION:
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A COLD FRONT PRODUCED NUMEROUS SEVERE WIND
AND HAIL REPORTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS
MINNESOTA...WISCONSIN...AND IOWA. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. WARM
HUMID AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO
TRIGGER A FEW SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH WIND
PROFILES DO NOT APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR SUPPORTING WIDESPREAD
ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OR SUPERCELLS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AGAIN INTO THE MIDDLE
AND END OF NEXT WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST
PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
