Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
415 FLUS43 KLOT 260900 HWOLOT Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 400 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-270900- 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- 400 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024 /500 AM EDT Sun May 26 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... Elevated Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated: Limited Tornado Risk. Limited Hail Risk...up to one inch in diameter. Limited Damaging Wind Risk...up to 60 mph. Limited Flooding Risk. DISCUSSION... A swath of showers and thunderstorms will move across the area this morning into the early afternoon. It`s possible that a few morning thunderstorms could produce some locally strong wind gusts, especially south of I-80. Additional scattered thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon through mid-evening. A few storms may produce marginally severe wind or hail. A tornado also cannot be ruled out, particularly south of I-80. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday afternoons... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and possibly a couple of thunderstorms are expected Monday afternoon with additional storms possible on Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: During the morning, moving toward the northeast at 25 mph. During the late afternoon, moving toward the northeast at 40 to 50 mph. $$ LMZ740>745-270900- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 400 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Elevated Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated: Limited Hail Risk...up to one inch in diameter Limited Thunderstorm Wind Gust Risk...up to 50 knots. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Monday and Tuesday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. Saturday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. $$ Doom 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