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941 FLUS43 KLOT 241125 AAA HWOLOT Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 625 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-251130- 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- 625 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 /725 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Significant Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated: Limited Tornado Risk. Limited Hail Risk...up to quarter size. Limited Damaging Wind Risk...up to 70 mph. Limited Flooding Risk. DISCUSSION... There will be several periods of thunderstorms today. The first will be mid to late morning, with the highest coverage west of Chicago. The severe threat is medium with these storms, but damaging winds will be the main hazard. Additional scattered thunderstorms, some of which may be severe, are likely mid afternoon through the early evening. Damaging wind gusts are the primary severe threat, but isolated large hail is also possible along with a few tornadoes. The tornado threat is highest from the Chicago metro area westward. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Saturday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. Sunday... Elevated Thunderstorm Risk with a: Limited Severe Thunderstorm Risk. Limited Flooding Risk. Monday and Tuesday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. Thursday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. DISCUSSION... Additional waves of thunderstorms are likely on Sunday into Sunday evening. Severe thunderstorms will again be possible, primarily Sunday afternoon until around sunset. Any focused corridors of heavy rainfall from thunderstorms on Sunday may result in localized flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters may be needed mid to late morning through early evening. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Moving toward the east northeast at 40 to 50 mph this morning, 35 to 40 mph this afternoon and evening. $$ LMZ740>745-251130- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 625 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Significant Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated: Waterspout Risk Limited Hail Risk...up to quarter size. Limited Thunderstorm Wind Gust Risk...up to 50 knots. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Sunday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. Elevated Thunderstorm Risk with a: Limited Severe Thunderstorm Risk. Monday and Tuesday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. $$ KMD Visit us at www.weather.gov/chicago Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube at: www.facebook.com/nwschicago www.twitter.com/nwschicago www.youtube.com/nwschicago