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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1145 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-
019-131030-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DU PAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
1145 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

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

.DAY ONE... THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. THE 
GREATEST THREAT EXISTS SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ROUGHLY DIXON 
IN LEE COUNTY TO SANDWICH IN SOUTHEAST DEKALB COUNTY TO FAIRBURY IN 
SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY. A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 
EXISTS TO THE NORTH OF THIS AREA AND INCLUDES MOST OF THE REMAINDER 
OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...ALL OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL 
ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

A WARM FRONT DRAPED ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS EXPECTED TO SERVE AS 
THE FOCUS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER 
INCLUDING VIOLENT LONG TRACK TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL AND 
DAMAGING WINDS. WHILE THE THREAT WILL BEGIN IN THE SOUTHWEST 
PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA, THE THREAT WILL MOVE NORTH DURING THE 
COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE WARM FRONT MOVES INTO 
NORTHERN ILLINOIS.  

PERSONS ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA SHOULD 
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION THROUGHOUT THE 
DAY. HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION READY SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER APPROACH 
LATER TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD PREPARE 
FOR ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE
NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (LOWER CASE)

$$

LMZ740>745-766-131030-
WINTHROP HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
LAKE MICHIGAN-
1145 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

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

.DAY ONE... THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS ARE 
POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF 
LAKE MICHIGAN. 

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED LATE TONIGHT FOR THE 
NEARSHORE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A GALE WARNING MAY BE NECESSARY MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF 
LAKE MICHIGAN.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE
NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (LOWER CASE)

$$

HANDEL