One product issued by NWS for: Portage IN
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 400 AM CDT Wed Mar 29 2023 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-300900- 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- 400 AM CDT Wed Mar 29 2023 /500 AM EDT Wed Mar 29 2023/ 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 morning Snow Risk. DISCUSSION... A quick burst of accumulating snow accompanied by gusty winds and brief visibility reductions is possible this morning across parts of northern Illinois and far northwestern Indiana. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Thursday Night... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. Limited Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk. Friday... Elevated Severe Thunderstorm Risk. Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk. Limited Flooding Risk. Saturday morning... Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk. Tuesday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. DISCUSSION... There is increasing potential that a robust storm system will develop across the Plains on Thursday, then track eastward across the Midwest and into the Great Lakes region on Friday. While questions remain with the track and timing of this storm system, heavy rain, gusty winds and the potential for severe thunderstorms exist across the region on Friday. Stay tuned! .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight. $$