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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1010 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2004

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-
019-211100-
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-
1010 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2004

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA...EXCEPT WINNEBAGO...BOONE...MCHENRY AND LAKE 
COUNTIES ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER 
THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. THE 
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL DIMINISH AFTER 2 AM CDT.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 12 PM
CDT ON FRIDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY 
MORNING. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE 
WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.

A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN 
ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA OVERNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AHEAD AND ALONG OF THIS FRONT AS THEY MOVE 
SOUTHEAST.

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

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

THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE JUST NORTH OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY
EVENING ALLOWING FOR A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO CONTINUE OVER
THE REGION. THE AIRMASS COMBINED WITH A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES WILL ALLOW FOR THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT.

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

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LMZ740>746-766-211100-
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-
1010 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2004

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT. SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND 
LARGE HAIL THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND 
HEAVY RAIN ARE ALSO LIKELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SOME SEVERE 
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

&&

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

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