Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
628 WWUS83 KLOT 162036 SPSLOT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 336 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ILZ008-010-162100- Ogle IL-Lee IL- 336 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OGLE AND EASTERN LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM CDT... At 335 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorm outflor winds along a line extending from near Byron to near Hillcrest to near Sublette. Wind gusts over 50 mph are occuring with this outflow well ahead of the main thunderstorms. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to around 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Rochelle, Byron, Davis Junction, Hillcrest, and Stillman Valley around 340 PM CDT. Paw Paw around 350 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Leaf River, Monroe Center, Compton, Lindenwood, Creston, Lee Center, West Brooklyn, Lee, Kings, and Steward. Including the following interstates... I-39 between mile markers 78 and 114. I-88 between mile markers 61 and 82. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for north central Illinois. && LAT...LON 4220 8937 4221 8917 4215 8917 4215 8894 4163 8894 4163 8917 4158 8917 4158 8932 4189 8936 4218 8943 TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 253DEG 29KT 4214 8930 4193 8916 4158 8921 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Izzi