FLUS43 KLOT 200929
HWOLOT
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
429 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-
La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-
Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
429 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023 /529 AM EDT Thu Apr 20 2023/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central
Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
Weather hazards expected...
Elevated Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
Limited Tornado Risk.
Limited Hail Risk...up to half dollar size.
Limited Damaging Wind Risk...up to 60 mph.
Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.
Elevated Fire Weather Risk.
DISCUSSION...
A couple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected today
into this evening. If cloud cover and showers keep temperatures
cooler than expected this afternoon, then that would greatly
reduce the risk of any severe weather. However, if there is some
sunshine this afternoon and temperatures are able to heat up, then
conditions would likely become favorable for severe thunderstorms
late this afternoon into very early this evening. If severe
thunderstorms occur, they would be capable of producing large
hail, tornadoes, and perhaps locally damaging winds.
Outside of any thunderstorms, southerly winds will gusts to
between 35 and 45 mph. The strongest winds are expected east of
I-57 and across northwest Indiana.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Saturday night into Sunday morning...
Limited Freeze Risk.
Sunday night into Monday morning...
Significant Freeze Risk.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters may be needed late this afternoon into early this evening.
GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:
Moving toward the northeast at 35 to 40 mph.
https://wxn.io/3muri
