...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 221 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RICHMOND TO HARVARD
TO WINNEBAGO...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
WINDS TO 50 MPH...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...AROUND AN
HOUR OF HEAVY RAIN CAN LEAD TO FLOODING.
CITIES AND TOWNS AFFECTED...
RICHMOND... ROCKFORD... HEBRON...
WINNEBAGO... POPLAR GROVE... LOVES PARK...
HARVARD... CAPRON... MACHESNEY PARK...
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
BOONE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...CHAIN O LAKES STATE PARK...COLLEGE OF LAKE
COUNTY...GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER...HARPER COLLEGE...IL
BEACH STATE PARK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS 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 4250 8780 4227 8782 4202 8766 4200 8811
4219 8948 4220 8948 4221 8940 4250 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 285DEG 45KT 4249 8826 4234 8853
4222 8916
