Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Hazardous Weather Outlook

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

VERY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. NO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED.

AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

MAINLY SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HARVARD TO RENSSELAER
THROUGH SUNSET.

DISCUSSION:

A LAKE BREEZE PUSHING INLAND INTO A MODESTLY UNSTABLE AIR
MASS...MAY BE ENOUGH TO TRIGGER A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
LACK OF WIND SHEAR WILL PREVENT STORMS FROM BECOMING ORGANIZED
OR SEVERE. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE SHORT LIVED.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WILL END BY SUNSET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE WILL BE PERIODIC CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.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