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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
430 AM CDT WED OCT 4 2006

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-
019-050930-
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-
430 AM CDT WED OCT 4 2006

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
THROUGH NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWESTERN INDIANA THIS MORNING.  
MUCH OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA 
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.  THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CLEAR THE 
REGION BY AROUND NOON...ENDING THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT.  SOME OF 
THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND 
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

MANY CREEKS...STREAMS AND SMALL RIVERS REMAIN AT BANKFULL DUE TO THE 
HEAVY RAINS THAT FELL ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. 
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS TODAY.  
THIS MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN 
HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1PM 
THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MAY BE UPGRADED TO A FLOOD WARNING SHOULD 
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT.

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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE
NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

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LMZ740>745-766-050930-
WINTHROP HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
LAKE MICHIGAN-
430 AM CDT WED OCT 4 2006

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 ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS 
MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEARSHORE AND OPEN WATERS 
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE
NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

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