AT 1120 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM OREGON TO SHABBONA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
UP TO PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHABBONA... OREGON... WATERMAN...
ROCHELLE... STILLMAN VALLEY... BYRON...
HINCKLEY... HILLCREST... MALTA...
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED...
BOONE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE...LOWDEN STATE
PARK...NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY...OGLE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...ROCK
CUT STATE PARK...ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE AND ROCKFORD SPEEDWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. HEAVY
RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR
VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS
HAVE PASSED.
LAT...LON 4207 8815 4163 8872 4199 8940 4250 8908
TIME...MOT...LOC 0424Z 232DEG 50KT 4198 8923 4175 8881
