FLUS43 KLOT 211701
HWOLOT
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
1201 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
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-
1201 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024 /101 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.
.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.
Weather hazards expected...
Significant Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
Elevated Tornado Risk.
Significant Damaging Wind Risk...locally over 75 mph.
Limited Hail Risk...up to 1 inch in diameter.
Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.
DISCUSSION...
A potentially dangerous line of severe thunderstorms is expected
to move across the region between about 7 PM and 1 AM. Widespread
damaging winds, potentially in excess of 75 mph in a few areas,
should be expected with this line of storms. In addition, this
line will be capable of numerous producing tornadoes, potentially
strong. The greatest risk for a strong tornado appears to be near
and west of the Interstate 39 corridor.
Outside of any thunderstorms, winds could gust over 45 mph this
evening into the early portions of the overnight hours.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
Friday through Monday...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk at times.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters will likely be needed between 7 PM and 1 AM tonight.
GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:
Moving toward the northeast at 45 to 55 mph.
https://wxn.io/xbjig
