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| 080 FLUS43 KLOT 161932 HWOLOT Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 232 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-171945- Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage- La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will- Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- 232 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026 /332 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Limited Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated: Level 1 of 5 Damaging Wind Risk...up to 60 mph. Level 1 of 5 Large Hail Risk...up to quarter size. DISCUSSION... Shower and thunderstorm coverage may increase this evening and overnight, particularly west of the Fox River Valley. The strongest storms in this period may be capable of producing localized damaging winds and perhaps isolated large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Sunday Morning... Limited Thunderstorm Risk mainly north of Interstate 88. Monday and Tuesday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated: Level 2 of 5 Severe Thunderstorm Risk. Limited Flooding Risk. DISCUSSION... Additional periods of thunderstorms are expected at times Monday through Tuesday afternoon, some of which may be severe. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Moving toward the the east northeast at 30 to 40 mph. $$ LMZ740>745-171945- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 232 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Sunday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. Limited Thunderstorm Risk in the morning. Monday and Tuesday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. Limited Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated: Level 2 of 5 Severe Thunderstorm Risk. $$ Castro Visit us at www.weather.gov/chicago |
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