THERE ARE NO LOCAL ACTIVE ADVISORIES, WATCHES, OR WARNINGS.
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
305 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008
ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-
019-212200-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AURORA...BELVIDERE...CHICAGO...
DE KALB...DIXON...FOWLER...GARY...GIBSON CITY...JOLIET...
KANKAKEE...LA SALLE...MOROCCO...MORRIS...NAPERVILLE...OREGON...
PONTIAC...RENSSELAER...ROCKFORD...VALPARAISO...WATSEKA...
WAUKEGAN...WOODSTOCK...YORKVILLE
305 PM CDT (405 PM EDT) THU AUG 21 2008
.NOW...
LIGHT RAIN-SHOWERS WILL FALL ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. RAINFALL ACCUMULATION THIS AFTERNOON
WILL BE A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1049 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2008
ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
221600-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
1049 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2008 /1149 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
NATIONAL ADVISORIES, WATCHES, & WARNINGS.
WEATHER FACTS
WORST TORNADO IN THE U.S. The worst tornado in U.S. history occurred in 1925 and resulted in 606 deaths in Illinois alone. This tornado originated in Missouri and crossed southern Illinois before ending it's path of destruction in Indiana.