Hazardous Weather Outlook
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372 FLUS43 KLOT 202135 HWOLOT Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 435 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-212145- 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- 435 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024 /535 PM EDT Mon May 20 2024/ 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. DISCUSSION... Thunderstorms across northwest Indiana will wane through the early evening hours. Hail to dime size and winds to 40 mph are the main hazards. Most of the area will remain dry overnight, but a few thunderstorms may occur after midnight mainly across northern Illinois. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Tuesday... Significant Thunderstorm Risk with a: Significant Severe Thunderstorm Risk mainly in the evening Limited Flooding Risk. Wednesday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk Friday through Sunday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. DISCUSSION... There is a chance for thunderstorms early Tuesday morning, mainly across northern Illinois northwest of Interstate 55. There is also a slight chance of thunderstorms area wide Tuesday afternoon If any storms do occur during the day Tuesday, the threat of severe weather would be west of the Chicago metro area closer to the Interstate 39 corridor. Additional thunderstorms are likely Tuesday evening into Tuesday night. Some of these storms could become severe, with the potential for damaging winds and perhaps brief tornadoes. While there is a threat of severe weather across the entire outlook area, the severe weather threat appears greatest near and west of the Interstate 39 corridor. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters may be needed tomorrow later afternoon and evening. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Moving toward the northeast at 30 mph. $$ LMZ740>745-212145- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 435 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Elevated Thunderstorm Risk. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Tuesday Late Afternoon and Tuesday Night... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely Significant Thunderstorm Risk with an: Elevated Severe Thunderstorm Risk. Wednesday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. Friday through Sunday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. $$ 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