Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
790 FLUS43 KLOT 200123 HWOLOT Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 823 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-210130- 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- 823 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024 /923 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. DISCUSSION... Isolated thunderstorms can be expected south of the Illinois and Kankakee Rivers through this evening. There is also a slight chance of thunderstorms toward daybreak Tuesday near the Interstate 39 corridor. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Monday... Significant Thunderstorm Risk with a: Limited Severe Thunderstorm Risk. Limited Flooding Risk. Tuesday... Elevated Thunderstorm Risk with an: Elevated Severe Thunderstorm Risk. Limited Flooding Risk. Wednesday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. Friday and Saturday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. DISCUSSION... Scattered thunderstorms are likely Monday, especially during the afternoon and early evening. Conditions will probably become supportive for storms briefly becoming severe, mainly between 2 PM and 8 PM. If any storms do become severe, the primary hazards would be hail up to around 1 inch in diameter and wind gusts up to around 60 mph. There is a chance thunderstorms early Tuesday morning, mainly across northern Illinois northwest of Interstate 55. If any storms do occur, the threat of severe weather appears rather low. Additional thunderstorms are likely Tuesday evening into Tuesday night. Some of these storms could become severe, with the highest chances of severe weather near and west of the Interstate 39 corridor. The primary potential severe hazards Tuesday night would be damaging winds and perhaps brief tornadoes. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Moving toward the northeast at around 10 mph. $$ LMZ740>745-210130- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 823 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Monday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. Significant Thunderstorm Risk with a: Limited Severe Thunderstorm Risk. Waterspout Risk. Tuesday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. Elevated Thunderstorm Risk with a: Limited Severe Thunderstorm Risk. Wednesday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. Limited Thunderstorm Risk. Saturday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. $$ Ratzer 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