WWUS83 KLOT 020002
SPSLOT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
702 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2014
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-LA SALLE-GRUNDY-
LIVINGSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...OTTAWA...MORRIS...PONTIAC
702 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2014
...FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING...
THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
FUNNEL CLOUDS. THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN PROTRUDE A FEW HUNDRED
FEET DOWNWARD FROM THE PARENT CLOUD...ROTATE OR SPIN LIKE A
TOP...AND LAST A FEW MINUTES BEFORE DISSIPATING.
THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS RARELY TOUCH THE GROUND AND ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO POST A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD. THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS THESE
FUNNELS ARE DEVELOPING IN DO NOT SUPPORT STRONG...DAMAGING
TORNADOES. HOWEVER...ON EXTREMELY RARE OCCASIONS THESE FUNNELS
CAN BRIEFLY TOUCH THE GROUND AND PRODUCE VERY MINIMAL...IF ANY
DAMAGE.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE
SITUATION. PLEASE FORWARD REPORTS OF FUNNEL SIGHTINGS TO THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
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