...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 417 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES NORTHEAST
OF SOUTH BELOIT TO ROSCOE TO MACHESNEY PARK...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
UP TO PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS TO 55 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.
CITIES AND TOWNS AFFECTED...LOVES PARK AROUND 430 PM...HARVARD...
POPLAR GROVE AND CAPRON AROUND 440 PM.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
BOONE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...ROCK CUT STATE PARK...ROCK VALLEY
COLLEGE...ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS BASEBALL...ROCKFORD SPEEDWAY...
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 8885 4250 8852 4249 8852 4242 8855
4225 8868 4236 8933 4250 8907
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 279DEG 29KT 4260 8875 4245 8886
4236 8908
