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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
600 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2004

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-
019-202200-
BENTON-BOONE-COOK-DE KALB-DU PAGE-FORD-GRUNDY-IROQUOIS-JASPER-
KANE-KANKAKEE-KENDALL-LA SALLE-LAKE-LAKE IN-LEE-LIVINGSTON-
MCHENRY-NEWTON-OGLE-PORTER-WILL-WINNEBAGO-
600 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2004

THIS PORTION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT 

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
AND TONIGHT. 

THERE IS THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER 
NORTHERN ILLINOIS IN ADVANCE OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. THE STORMS 
WILL THEN SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH OVER THE REST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING 
AND TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH DURING THE NIGHT. THE MAIN 
SEVERE THREAT APPEARS TO BE HIGH WINDS. GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 
1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY, WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES 
POSSIBLE. AMOUNTS OVER 2 INCHES MAY PRODUCE LOCAL FLOODING. 

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN  
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. 

THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE JUST NORTH OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY 
EVENING. THIS WILL LEAVE THE AREA WITH A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. ANY 
UPPER AIR DISTURBANCES OR SOUTH DRIFT TO THE FRONT WILL LEAD TO 
POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. 


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 

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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE 
NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LOT (LOWER CASE)

$$

LMZ740>746-766-202200-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR-WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY 
ISLAND-NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY-
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY-MICHIGAN CITY TO 
NEW BUFFALO-LAKE MICHIGAN-
600 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2004

THIS PORTION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS
AND INDIANA WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS LATE 
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE OVER THE LAKE. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS 
ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG LIGHTNING IS ALSO EXPECTED. 

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SOME SEVERE 
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH STRONG LIGHTNING. 
 
&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE 
NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LOT (LOWER CASE)

$$

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