Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Hazardous Weather Outlook 22:43:01.8096319

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN
ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL
1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...PRIMARILY ALONG AND WEST OF A CHICAGO TO PONTIAC LINE.
LOCALLY HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

RISES ARE EXPECTED ON AREA RIVERS WITH SOME RIVERS RISING ABOVE
BANKFULL AND POSSIBLY TO FLOOD STAGE WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN
FALLS. PORTIONS OF THE EAST BRANCH OF THE DU PAGE RIVER AT
BOLINGBROOK WILL APPROACH BANKFULL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WITH
PORTIONS OF THE FOX RIVER NEAR MONTGOMERY REACHING BANKFULL
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR RIVERSIDE MAY RISE
TO MINOR FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF INTERSTATE 55 IN
ILLINIONS AND ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.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