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HWOLOT
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
328 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
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-
328 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025 /428 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Weather hazards expected...
Elevated Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
Level 2 of 5 Large Hail Risk...up to 2 inches in diameter.
Level 2 of 5 Damaging Wind Risk...up to 60 mph.
Level 1 of 5 Tornado Risk.
Limited Non-Thunderstorm Wind Risk.
DISCUSSION...
Southwest winds will gust to 35 to 40 mph through early this
evening.
Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop this evening,
primarily along and southeast of a line from near LaSalle-Peru to
Chicago. Some of the storms could be severe with large hail,
possibly up to 2 inches in diameter, the greatest threat. There
is also the potential for locally damaging winds and perhaps a
tornado, especially if thunderstorms become more widespread and
are able to organize into a line.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
Sunday and Tuesday...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter reports may be needed this evening.
GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:
Moving toward the east-northeast at 50 to 60 mph.
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