Sunday, July 31, 2011

Hazardous Weather Outlook

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY...MAINLY NORTH OF
A LINE FROM ROCKFORD TO JOLIET TO VALPARAISO.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME OF THESE
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HEAVY
RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DECLARED AN AIR
POLLUTION ACTION DAY FOR MONDAY.

THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT HAS DECLARED
ACTION DAYS FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

HEAT INDICES MAY APPROACH 105 DEGREES MONDAY...MAINLY SOUTH OF A
PERU TO RENSSELAER LINE.

HEAT INDICES MAY EXCEED 105 DEGREES MUCH OF THE AREA TUESDAY.

THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE INDIANA
SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN 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