Sunday, July 31, 2011

Hazardous Weather Outlook

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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
INTERSTATE 80.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO 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 NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

HEAT INDICES COULD REACH 105 DEGREES MONDAY...MAINLY SOUTH AND
WEST OF A ROCKFORD TO FOWLER LINE. HEAT INDICES COULD REACH 105
DEGREES ACROSS THE ENTIRE 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