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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Possible through the Weekend

There will be daily chances for scattered thunderstorms across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the weekend, with severe thunderstorms possible in the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Potential severe storm hazards may include large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Storms could also produce heavy rain that may lead to isolated instances of flash flooding. Read More >

...NOAA Weather Radio Outage Today, June 16, 2025...

Due to a scheduled system upgrade at the National Weather Service
in Chicago/Romeoville, IL, the following NOAA Weather Radios will be
off the air today:

 - KWO-39 Chicago, IL
 - KZZ-81 Lockport, IL
 - KZZ-57 Rockford, IL
 - WNG-536 DeKalb, IL
 - KZZ-55 Dixon, IL
 - WNG-689 Hebron, IN
 - KXI-41 Crystal Lake, IL
 - KXI-58 Plano, IL
 - WXK-24 Odell, IL
 - KXI-86 Crescent City, IL
 - KZZ-58 Kankakee, IL

We hope to resume broadcast weather information by this evening,
June 16, 2025. 

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please
visit weather.gov/chicago, or tune to local media for updated
weather information during this outage.

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NWS Chicago