Alworth Weather - Special Cases

Special Weather Statements:

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Date Issued: 818 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008
Expiration: 830 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM.

AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

A THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT ANYWHERE LATE THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER THE BEST CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
OCCURRING IS OVER NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATE THIS EVENING.

DISCUSSION:

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN SHOULD CONTINUE
TO WEAKEN AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST TOWARD ILLINOIS. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN WITH ONLY A SLIM CHANCE OF
ANY ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THE REMAINDER OF THE
NIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY WHICH MAY BECOME SEVERE
WITH THE BEST CHANCES MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN
THE FORM OF A MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM. THERE IS ALSO A
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO VERY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
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