2 products issued by NWS for:
Air Quality Alert
ILZ005-006-012-013-020-021-103>108-160500- McHenry-Lake IL-Kane-DuPage-Kendall-Grundy-Northern Cook- Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-Southern Will-Eastern Will- Including the cities of Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Gurnee, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Morris, Coal City, Minooka, 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, and Beecher 1038 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has determined that an Air Pollution Action Day will be declared for the greater Chicago Metropolitan Area and is IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. An Air Pollution Action Day is declared when weather conditions are such that widespread ozone and or particulate levels are expected to be at or above the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category of the Air Quality Index for multiple days. Active children and adults, especially people with pulmonary or respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor activity. Area residents are urged to reduce pollution levels. Air quality forecasts, current air quality, and tips on how you can reduce your emissions can be found at www.airnow.gov. Media contact...Illinois EPA. $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
426 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-160930-
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-
426 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 /526 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
Weather hazards expected...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk south of I-80.
DISCUSSION...
Widely scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into
early this evening. Where there is a slight chance of
thunderstorms as far north as I-80, the greatest coverage of
storms will likely be near and south of Highway 24.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
Wednesday afternoon and evening...
Elevated Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
Level 2 of 5 Severe Thunderstorm Risk.
Elevated Flooding Risk.
Limited Excessive Heat Risk.
Thursday...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk south of I-80.
Limited Flooding Risk well south of I-80.
Saturday...
Elevated Flooding Risk.
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Sunday and Monday...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
DISCUSSION...
Peak heat indices Wednesday afternoon are expected to be around
100 degrees.
Thunderstorms are likely Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday
evening, mainly across northern Illinois. There is the threat that
some of the storms could become severe, posing a risk of locally
damaging winds. In addition, thunderstorms will be capable of
producing torrential downpours which could lead localized flash
flooding.
There will be periodic bouts of showers and thunderstorms
Saturday through Monday. Any one of which could produce very heavy
rainfall and flooding.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.
GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:
Moving toward the northwest at around 20 mph.
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