...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 352 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CAPRON TO
ROCHELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ADDITIONAL ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THIS LINE.
UP TO PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
CITIES AND TOWNS AFFECTED...
BELVIDERE... POPLAR GROVE... ROCHELLE...
CAPRON... KIRKLAND... KINGSTON...
HARVARD... GENOA... SYCAMORE...
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
BOONE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE...MCHENRY COUNTY
FAIRGROUNDS...
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 4206 8829 4191 8907 4250 8884 4250 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 246DEG 26KT 4244 8875 4191 8896
