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Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
1013 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023

ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-020245-
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-
1013 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023 /1113 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central
Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.

DISCUSSION...

A period of strong non-thunderstorm wind gusts to around 50 mph
is expected late tonight into Saturday morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Saturday...
  Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk in the morning south of I-80.
  Elevated Lakeshore Flood Risk for northwest Indiana.
Monday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Tuesday...
  Limited Severe Thunderstorm Risk.
  Limited Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.
Wednesday...
  Limited Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.

$$



Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1008 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023

ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-011115-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-230401T1800Z/
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-
Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Crystal Lake,
Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove,
Mundelein, Gurnee, Rochelle, Oregon, Byron, Dixon, DeKalb,
Sycamore, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove,
Lombard, Carol Stream, Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota,
Marseilles, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Morris, Coal City, Minooka,
Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury,
Watseka, Gilman, Paxton, Gibson City, Evanston, Des Plaines,
Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Chicago, Cicero, Oak Lawn,
Oak Park, La Grange, Calumet City, Oak Forest, Lemont,
Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield,
Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete, Peotone,
Beecher, Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso,
Chesterton, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco, Rensselaer, DeMotte,
Fowler, and Oxford
1008 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023 /1108 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /2 PM EDT/
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph
  expected late tonight becoming northwest Saturday morning.

* WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Illinois and
  northwest Indiana.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT /2 PM EDT/ Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$



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