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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
407 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

ILZ003-004-008-010>012-019-020-242215-
Kane IL-De Kalb IL-Boone IL-Kendall IL-Winnebago IL-Ogle IL-
La Salle IL-Lee IL-
407 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL MOVING INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
ILLINOIS...

At 400 PM CDT, NWS meteorologists were tracking scattered showers
and thunderstorms across northwestern Illinois, each moving
northeast at around 45 mph. Each thunderstorm may produce small, non-
damaging hail. An isolated hailstone to 1 inch in diameter cannot be
ruled out in the strongest thunderstorms.

HAZARD...Pea to nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail may briefly cover the ground, leading to slowed travel
         conditions. In addition, sensitive vegetation may be
         damaged.

Locations impacted include...
Rockford, DeKalb, Belvidere, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Ottawa,
Sycamore, Dixon, Streator, Roscoe, Peru, La Salle, Rochelle, South
Beloit, Rockton, Sandwich, Mendota, Poplar Grove, Genoa, Marseilles,
Byron, Oregon, Mount Morris, Amboy, and Polo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4249 8871 4215 8871 4215 8859 4111 8859
      4111 8893 4093 8893 4093 8905 4110 8905
      4110 8916 4158 8917 4159 8963 4193 8963
      4193 8969 4220 8969 4220 8940 4250 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 239DEG 49KT 4188 8904

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

$$

Borchardt