C: Mchenrycountywx | L: Woodstock | PL: McHenry County WX
FLUS43 KLOT 162025
HWOLOT
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
325 PM CDT Fri May 16 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-
325 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025 /425 PM EDT Fri May 16 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 3 of 5 Damaging Wind Risk...up to 75 mph.
Level 2 of 5 Large Hail Risk...up to gold ball size.
Level 1 of 5 Tornado Risk.
Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.
Extreme Fire Weather Risk.
DISCUSSION...
Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected late this afternoon
into early this evening. A few storms may become severe with large
hail and damaging winds, mainly for areas along and east of
Interstate 55 and especially toward east-central Illinois and
west-central Indiana.
South to southwest non-thunderstorm winds may gust as high as 50
mph through this evening. For rural locations where little to no
rain fell on Thursday, sharply reduced visibility is possible due
to blowing dust.
The strong winds combined with very dry air will create a
elevated critical fire danger with the potential for wildfires
and rapid fire spread this afternoon where little to no rain fell
on Thursday.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
Monday...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters may be needed through early evening.
GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:
Moving toward the northeast at around 50 mph.
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