Monday, August 1, 2011

Hazardous Weather Outlook

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...MAINLY NORTH OF
A LINE FROM ROCKFORD TO PEOTONE TO DUNNS BRIDGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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...POSSIBLY
PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLOODING.

THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY...THEN AGAIN SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

HEAT INDICES MAY REACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES ACROSS 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