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Beach Hazards Statement for Lake Michigan: Waves 3 to 5 Feet

Cardinal News — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:45:20 +0000

Beach Hazards Statement
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
853 AM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-141800-
/O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130614T1800Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
853 AM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

…BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON…

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED…

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW…NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FT
FOR THE NORTHWEST INDIANA BEACHES AND 2 TO 4 FT ALONG THE
ILLINOIS BEACHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY
OUT OF THE WATER.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE…WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE
LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE.
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER
STRUCTURE.

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Chicago Sunny 72, North Wind Today; Yesterday’s Storms in Pennsylvania and Ohio Already

Cardinal News — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:10:18 +0000

Storms are heading to the Mid-Atlantic Thursday morning, after dropping rain overnight from Wisconsin to Ohio. However, the storm is not as strong as was forecast.

At least two tornadoes touched down in Northern Iowa, as a massive storm pushes from the Upper Midwest towards the Mid-Atlantic states. Emergency Management officials say at least two businesses and a home were completely destroyed.

Com Ed reported 34,078 customers without power, including 31,033 customers in the southern suburbs.

Indiana Michigan Power reported more than 2,200 Indiana customers without power. Most of those customers were in Allen County and St. Joseph County.

Storms from yesterday’s thunderstorm streak reached Pennsylvania and Ohio this morning, but no tornados were reported there — but severe thunderstorms damaged homes, trees and utility poles.

TODAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Those warm 72°F will only be around from about 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Severe Weather Disintegrates North of I-90, Continues To Pound Chicagoland’s Southern Counties

Cardinal News — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:17:36 +0000

An unusually massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds Wednesday could affect more than one in five Americans as it rolls from Iowa to Maryland. AP’s Seth Borenstein shows the path of the storm and who is at risk after this evening’s hit on Chicago.

Looks like most of the tornado activity was south and west of Chicago. No major damage in the northwest suburbs, except small tree limbs and branches that fell in Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect. Damaging, severe weather was avoided, and the real problem with the storms in the northwest suburbs had to do with timing rather than intensity. The storm hit in the middle of the evening rush hour.

Trains on the Metra Northwest Line were delayed or stopped with some people having trouble making it to the Blackhawks game. Inbound Train #654 was 49 minutes behind schedule.

In Schaumburg, Remington Road and National Parkway was impassable from flooding. Also westbound Golf Road at Salem Drive was down to one lane with excess water on the roadway. Schaumburg Road was down to one lane in each direction between Lanbert and Summit Drive from excess water on the roadway. Most roadways were back open by 5:00 p.m.

In Lemont, firefighters responded about 6:00 p.m. Tuesday to extinguish a house fire after an apparent lightning strike in the 16400 block of Alba.

Storms dissipated north of I-90 about 5:00 p.m. A lake breeze (easterly breeze) may have destroyed these storms north of I-90. At 9:15 p.m. Chicago Executive Airport recorded 66°F while Midway International Airport reported 71.6°F.

Com Ed reported 34,078 customers without power, including 31,033 customers in the southern suburbs.

Indiana Michigan Power reported more than 2,200 Indiana customers without power. Most of those customers were in Allen County and St. Joseph County.

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Wall cloud in Yorkville, Illinois …

Wall cloud in Manhattan, Illinois …

NEXRAD radar with heavy storms over Northwest Indiana and near DeKalb and Shabbona Lake State Park (accompanied by a Severe Thunderstorm Warning) at 8:53 PM …

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Severe Thunderstorms Are Developing And Are On The Move West Of I-39; Tornado Warnings, Severe Thunderstorms Included

Cardinal News — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:49:35 +0000

Tornado Watches have been issued for Kane County and McHenry County. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have also been issued in areas west of Interstate 39. A severe thunderstorm has developed and is heading toward Rochelle and DeKalb at about 3:45 p.m. The storm approaching DeKalb, which has caused a Tornado Warning to be issued, is on a path toward Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Barrington, and Long Grove.

A funnel cloud was sighted near DeKalb at about 4:30 p.m.

Another severe thunderstorm cell and line is forming just west and southwest of Rockford, Loves Park, and Machesney Park at about 3:45 p.m. This storm cell has also turned more toward the east and is more likely to track toward Arlington Heights than the southern cell that was in DeKalb.

The most severe weather is expected along the Surface Boundary, which at about 2:30 p.m. was stalled on a line from the City of Chicago to Dubuque.

Tornado Warning issued for Lee and Ogle Counties at about 3:45 p.m.

NEXRAD Radar at 3:50 p.m. …

See the National Weather Service Forecast Office page for Chicago for the latest WARNINGS …
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/

Flash Flood Watch In Effect June 12, 4:00 PM – 4:00 AM; Tornado Probability Elevated by Storm Prediction Center

Cardinal News — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:52:14 +0000

Severe weather coverage in the Chicagoland Metro Area will depend on how far north a Warm Front travels today. The worst weather could make it to the Illinois-Wisconsin state line, but if the Warm Front stalls, only Chicago’s south suburbs will see severe weather.

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center Tornado Outlook center has placed all of Northern Illinois in a risk area or 10 percent for the probability of a tornado. The risk also includes a 10 percent or greater probability of an EF2 – EF5 tornado.

The outlook places a 10 percent risk of winds 70 mph or greater for all of Northern Illinois., and a 45 percent risk of winds 57 mph or greater in all of Northern Illinois.

Tornado Outlook from the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
301 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

…HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY OVER THE ROCKFORD AND CHICAGO METRO AREAS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…

.THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD
RESULT IN RAPID FLOODING.

WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
KENDALL-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROCKFORD…BELVIDERE…WOODSTOCK…
WAUKEGAN…OREGON…DEKALB…AURORA…WHEATON…CHICAGO…
OSWEGO…JOLIET…GARY…VALPARAISO
301 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST
INDIANA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN ILLINOIS…
BOONE…COOK…DE KALB…DUPAGE…KANE…KENDALL…LAKE IL…
MCHENRY…OGLE…WILL AND WINNEBAGO. IN NORTHWEST INDIANA…
LAKE IN AND PORTER.

* FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY NORTH OF
A LINE FROM DIXON TO GARY…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HIGH RAINFALL RATES IN SOME OF THE
STRONGER STORMS. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL OVER HIGHLY URBANIZED
AREAS OF ROCKFORD AND CHICAGO.

* RAPID FLOODING OF CREEKS…SMALL STREAMS…ROADS…AND LOW LYING
AREAS IS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

TODAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Some storms could be severe, with large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 59. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 5 mph.

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No Threat Now: Storms Form Just South of Northwest Suburbs and Head South

Cardinal News — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:23:56 +0000

A line of thunderstorms developed just south of the northwest suburbs and headed south. There is no immediate threat of thunderstorm, although the sky looks a little threatening just to the south of Arlington Heights and the northwest suburbs.

At 3:50 p.m. storms were over Carol Stream and Lombard. At 4:20 p.m. the line of storms was over Naperville, Lisle, Downers Grove, La Grange and the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.

TONIGHT
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 60. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tornado Researchers Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras and Carl Young Killed by El Reno, OK Tornado

Cardinal News — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:40:47 +0000

Tim Samaras, his son Paul Samaras, and Carl Young were killed while researching a killer tornado in El Reno, Oklahoma. The three tornado researchers were among nine people killed in storms that struck Oklahoma on Friday night. The tornado also tossed a Weather Channel GMC Yukon, slightly injuring its crew (See The Cardinal VIDEO: Weather Channel Mike Bettes and Crew Rollover Crash in Clash with El Reno, Oklahoma Tornado).

Tony Laubach here… it is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share this news… on Friday, May 31, Tim Samaras, his son, Paul Samaras, and Carl Young lost their lives in the El Reno, OK tornado. This is a devastating loss to the meteorological, research, and storm chasing communities. I ask that you keep the families in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time. There is some comfort in knowing these men passed on doing what they loved… Your support means the world. Thank you.

– Tony Laubach on Twistex Facebook page

Filmed May 21, 2013—Ten days before the crew was killed in El Reno, Oklahoma, and two days before a tornado with winds clocked at 190 miles per hour—tore through suburban Oklahoma City on May 20, National Geographic explorer and storm researcher Tim Samaras captured this video of a tornado forming in south-central Kansas.

Driven by Passion II Trailer for DVD by Twistex/Tim Samaras.

Keep your focus on your passion in life and the things you enjoy doing. You’ll get there. Trust me. I’m doing it.”

– Tim Samaras

Professional work of Tim Samaras showing video of strong tornado crossing Highway 4 just north of Langley, Kansas without the screaming and drama of some other tornado chasers.

Storm Chasers Two Hour Season Finale preview on Discovery! in 2009. In the last chase of the season, Tim Samaras travels to Wyoming in hopes of obtaining his first tornado probe intercept.

The men previously worked on the former Discovery Channel show “Storm Chasers.”

Tim Samaras founded TWISTEX (Tactical Weather Instrumented Sampling in Tornadoes Experiment) to study tornadoes and increase lead time for warnings, according to the official TWISTEX website.

Last post on Tim Samaras Facebook page …

Overnighted in Concordia, KS last night. In Super 8 lobby watching low clouds screaming to the west….what to do….what to do…hmmm..maybe do lunch and wander out west..

Everyone enjoy the chase–and hope that tornadoes wander over open country. Most of all, I reflect and appreciate the freedom this incredible country has to offer, and the ultimate sacrifices so many have made to make it happen.

Thank you. You are the true heros.

– Tim Samaras [link to post]

VIDEO: Weather Channel Mike Bettes and Crew Rollover Crash in Clash with El Reno, Oklahoma Tornado

Cardinal News — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:56:05 +0000

Mike Bettes of The Weather Channel presenting his morning plan and morning conditions on May 31, 2013.

BREAKING: TWC’s Mike Bettes says his #TornadoHunt vehicle was thrown 200 yards by the tornado W of OKC. Airbags deployed. All are safe.

— TWC Breaking (@TWCBreaking) May 31, 2013

Inside Weather Channel Tornado Hunt vehicle as tornado picks it up & throws it in Oklahoma …

Video inside The Weather Channel Tornado Hunt 2013 vehicle when it was tossed about 200 yards.

Aftermath with damage to GMC Yukon and rollover flight of Tornado Chase vehicle explained …

The Weather Channel’s tornado hunt team took a direct hit from the tornado west of Oklahoma City. The team was chasing the storm near El Reno, Okla., when the storm picked up the SUV and threw it about 200 yards. Fortunately, the team survived, but they do have minor injuries. Meteorologist Mike Bettes said the airbags deployed and everyone had their seatbelts on: “I saw my life flash before my eyes.” The team also reported seeing other vehicles thrown by the storm. Oklahoma Highway Patrol says motorists have been hurt by the storm, and some others are missing.

Meteorologist Mike Bettes in Moore, Oklahoma …

Mike Bettes of The Weather Channel in Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013.

Two years ago …

The Weather Channel’s Mike Bettes and The Great Tornado Hunt crew were one of the first to arrive on the scene after Joplin, Missouri was struck by a violent and large tornado on the evening of May 22, 2011.

Tornado Videos from Friday May 31, 2013 in El Reno, Oklahoma and I-40 Near Oklahoma City

Cardinal News — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:14:34 +0000

A video of the Oklahoma tornado near El Reno, captured by Greg Johnson. We were on this storm from birth, watching as it rapidly turned into a wedge and we got a little too close. Everyone on the team is fine with some minor damage done to “Flash” the Tornado Hunter truck (See also TornadoHunter.com).

MULTI-VORTEX TORNADO VIDEO: On May 31, 2013, storm chasers Dave Demko and Heidi Farrar documented a large multi-vortex tornado southwest of El Reno, Oklahoma. The tornado eventually morphed into a violent wedge as it made a hard turn toward the northeast, where it impacted areas along Interstate 40 between El Reno and Yukon, and later continued causing damage as it moved into the southern Oklahoma City metro area.

Incredible birth of the violent El Reno wedge tornado. As the tornado touched down, it produced a rare display of suction vortices. The whole story will be featured on the upcoming 2013 season of Tornado Chasers on http://tvnweather.com/ondemand.

Storm Chaser Jeff Piotrowski holds the nation on the edge of their seats as he streams LIVE via his ChaserCam™ Live Streaming video of the El Reno storm that produces a 3/4 mile wedge tornado and then rockets across I-40 into Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City suburb of Moore was just devastated by an EF-5 on May 20, 2013 and now this! Kathryn Piotrowski filmed the tornado from their chase vehicle, and captured stunning footage of a double vortex tornado at one point.

“We’re gonna die” video: Brett and Brandon got extremely close to a violent tornadic circulation that produced multiple tornadoes in very close range… The team was hit by inflow jet winds into the tornado and their vehicle received damage as a barn was completely destroyed. A hay bale came barreling across the road and was tossed into their car.. The team is very fortunate to live to chase another day… Incredible storm chaser traffic prevented an escape from the tornado like normal.. There have been fatalities with this tornado.. The team’s thoughts go out to those affected!

Later Sullivan reported that the tornado went from heading due east to making a right turn and heading in a southwesterly direction.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Flood Advisory, High Winds Indicated by Bowing Echo (Thunderstorm Line)

Cardinal News — Thu, 30 May 2013 23:13:57 +0000

Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
503 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

The heaviest storms tonight might be out toward Rockford and western areas of northern Illinois. Thunderstorm lines area moving in a north-northeastern direction. The heaviest storms are near Quad Cities and just west of Peoria, heading toward Rockford and areas just west of Rockford. At about 6:14 p.m. a bowing radar echo thunderstorm line indicated very high winds headed for much of northern Illinois. This line of thunderstorms is probably at least three hours away from Arlington Heights and the northwest suburbs.

Arlington Heights and the northwest suburbs are in an area of 2%-5% chance of tornadoes (See US Map Tornado Outlook valid until 6 AM Friday May 31, 2013).

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 255
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
550 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 255 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

COOK DUPAGE FORD
GRUNDY IROQUOIS KANE
KANKAKEE KENDALL LAKE
MCHENRY WILL

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-
503 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013 /603 PM EDT THU MAY 30 2013/

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

.DAY ONE…TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

THUNDERSTORMS…SOME MAY PRODUCE:
STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLY LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING.
HAIL TO ONE INCH.
ISOLATED TORNADOES.

AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST
ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON…WITH MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ONCE
AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING.

DISCUSSION:

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE AS LARGE SCALE FORCING
INCREASES FROM THE SOUTH THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS…THE
THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL QUICKLY EXPAND ACROSS NORTHEAST
ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS EASTERN IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EAST TOWARDS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NORTHWEST INDIANA
TONIGHT.

PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS AND VERMILION RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN
FLOOD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…AND ACROSS MAINLY CENTRAL AND EASTERN
PARTS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA SATURDAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY AND ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
AREA SATURDAY.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY POSSIBLY LEADING TO FLOODING.

PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS AND VERMILION RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN
FLOOD. RISES ON OTHER AREA RIVERS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
450 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

…SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE INTO SATURDAY…

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310600-
/O.EXA.KLOT.FF.A.0002.130531T0000Z-130602T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-
JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROCKFORD…BELVIDERE…WOODSTOCK…
WAUKEGAN…OREGON…DIXON…DEKALB…AURORA…WHEATON…CHICAGO…
OSWEGO…MORRIS…JOLIET…KANKAKEE…WATSEKA…PAXTON…GARY…
VALPARAISO…MOROCCO…RENSSELAER…FOWLER
450 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013 /550 PM EDT THU MAY 30 2013/

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND
INDIANA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN ILLINOIS…
BOONE…COOK…DE KALB…DUPAGE…FORD…GRUNDY…IROQUOIS…
KANE…KANKAKEE…KENDALL…LAKE IL…LEE…MCHENRY…OGLE…
WILL AND WINNEBAGO. IN INDIANA…BENTON…JASPER…LAKE IN…
NEWTON AND PORTER.

* THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLY RESULTING IN
WIDESPREAD 2 TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAINFALL INTO SATURDAY
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD BEING
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL
ALLOW THESE STORMS TO DROP HEAVY RAIN OVER SHORT AMOUNTS OF
TIME IN SOME INSTANCES. WITH RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL SATURATING
THE SOIL IN MANY AREAS RUNOFF WILL QUICKLY OCCUR INCREASING
THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING AND CAUSING ADDITIONAL RISES
ON AREA RIVERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

Rain-Wrapped Tornado, Other Tornados in Kansas

Cardinal News — Wed, 29 May 2013 10:03:18 +0000

Tornadoes hit Kansas for a second straight day, doing damage in at least one town.

In Salina Kansas, Storm chaser Sean Casey describes a scary moment he experienced during a tornado.

One of the photos Herb Stein took inside the TIV during the intercept. twitter.com/SeanCaseyImax/…

— Sean Casey (@SeanCaseyImax) May 28, 2013

4:16 PM 4 W CORNING NEMAHA KS

4:16 PM 10 NNE MITCHELL SIOUX NE 4208 10373 SPOTTER SEEING DEBRIS 1 MILE NORTH OF HIS LOCATION. SPOTTER IS LOCATED 8N OF HIGHWAY 71.

4:32 PM 1 WNW CORNING NEMAHA KS 3966 9605 LARGE TORNADO LASTED SEVERAL MINTUES. NEARLY STATIONARY.

4:33 PM 13 N SCOTTSBLUFF SIOUX NE 4206 10366 NUMEROUS REPORTS OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND 10 TO 15 MILES NORTH OF SCOTTSBLUFF. TORNADO IS NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 71 NORTH OF SCOTTSBLUFF

4:50 PM 1 W GOFF NEMAHA KS 3966 9595 NEW TORNADO DEVELOPED 1.5 MILES WEST OF GOFF.

5:505 PM 14 NE LAKE ALICE BOX BUTTE NE 4213 10342 TORNADO WAS REPORTED. HAS BEEN GOING UP AND DOWN. RELAYED VIA ALLIANCE WARNING POINT.

5:34 PM 4 W BENNINGTON OTTAWA KS 3903 9767

5:52 PM 4 W BENNINGTON OTTAWA KS 3903 9767 LARGE WEDGE NEARLY STATIONARY.

6:37 PM ALBERT BARTON KS 3845 9901 GETTING MULTIPLE REPORTS OF ROPE TORNADOES NEAR OR JUST WEST OF ALBERT, NEAR THE BARTON-RUSH COUNTY LINE.

6:40 PM 2 S OTIS RUSH KS 3851 9905 ROPE TORNADO REPORTED SOUTH OF OTIS.

6:42 PM 7 W GREAT BEND BARTON KS 3836 9894

6:45 PM 6 SW BOOTLEG DEAF SMITH TX 3477 10289 ROPE TORNADO REPORTED WEST OF HIS LOCATION.

7:52 PM 3 ENE PERRY SHIAWASSEE MI 4284 8418 TREES DOWNED

08:02 PM 4 N FLINT GENESEE MI 4308 8369 TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND AT SAGINAW AND CORNELL ROADS

08:05 PM 4 N FLINT GENESEE MI 4308 8368 TREES SHEERED OFF TOP

08:10 PM BYRON SHIAWASSEE MI 4283 8395 GARAGE, HOUSE AND BARN DAMAGE

08:37 PM 5 N FENTON GENESEE MI 4288 8373 BARN COLLAPSE ON TORREY ROAD BETWEEN BALDWIN AND RAY ROADS

08:38 PM 4 SW GRAND BLANC GENESEE MI 4289 8368 BAR COLLAPSED,PEOPLE TRAPPED, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ON SCENE.

09:00 PM 1 W GOODRICH GENESEE MI 4292 8353 REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES NEAR HEGAL AND GALE ROADS. ONE HOME WAS REPORTED LEVELED.

09:07 PM 9 W SIMMS DEAF SMITH TX 3503 10282 (AMA)

Potentially Deadly Tornado Just West of Benington, Kansas

Cardinal News — Wed, 29 May 2013 00:23:39 +0000

Weather Underground on Twitter reports that a tornado system is stationary in Kansas. But it adds that the tornado is still very dangerous. “NWS reporting very dangerous tornado nearly stationary four miles west of Bennington, KS.”

6:21 – Tornado near Bennington, KS is not visible due to being rain-wrapped. Likely still ongoing nearly stationary 2 W of Bennington #kswx

— NWS Topeka (@NWSTopeka) May 28, 2013

6:14 PM CT:Very dangerous confirmed #tornado still nearly stationary near #Bennington, KS.wxug.us/14g22

— Weather Underground (@wunderground) May 28, 2013

6:04 PM CT:Very large, slow-moving #tornado moving directly toward #Bennington, KS. wxug.us/14g11 #kswx

— Weather Underground (@wunderground) May 28, 2013

Kansas, much of Missouri, and much of Illinois including Chicagoland share the same risk area. The elevated tornado risk is valid until 6:00 a.m. CDT Wednesday May 29, 2013.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH also exists for much of Chicagoland …

FLASH FLOOD WATCH for Tuesday Night Through Wednesday Morning

Cardinal News — Wed, 29 May 2013 00:20:12 +0000

Flash Flood Warning already exists for areas near Peoria and Pontiac. Most of Northern Illinois except for northern tier counties (Lake, McHenry, etc) are under a Flash Flood Watch.

At about 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, heavy thunderstorms, indicated by radar [LIVE RADAR] are on the move east-northeast at about Interstate 80 — covering the western half of Illinois from Starved Rock to the Mississippi River.

Another area of more severe storms are on the move in Iowa, and seem to be training in Iowa — also moving east-northeast on a more northerly track.

The most severe weather in Chicagoland could be along a path including Naperville, Wheaton, Schaumburg, Elmhurst, and Oak Lawn; but it is too early to tell, and the system could move north as a warm front moves north.

The air is very humid with dew point readings in the upper 60s and some 70s. Thunderstorm cells are expected to develop overnight and may involve heavy rain up to 2 inches per hour, and if thunderstorm cell training occurs, some areas may get 5 inches of rain.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
628 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

OGLE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-
JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…OREGON…DEKALB…AURORA…WHEATON…
CHICAGO…OSWEGO…JOLIET…GARY…VALPARAISO…MOROCCO…
RENSSELAER…FOWLER
628 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 /728 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013/

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

* UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. DUE TO THE VERY MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE SOME
OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WITH
RATES OF OVER TWO INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION…CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO
REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS TONIGHT RESULTING IN LOCALLY
EXTREME RAINFALL TOTALS WHICH COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FLASH
FLOODING.

* DUE TO THE ELEVATED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING…POTENTIALLY
BECOMING LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT OVERNIGHT…PERSONS IN FLOOD PRONE
AND LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR LATER STATEMENTS AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

Chicagoland is also in a risk area for tornados, according to the National Weather Service Storm Predictions Center …

Kansas, much of Missouri, and much of Illinois including Chicagoland share the same risk area. The elevated tornado risk is valid until 6:00 a.m. CDT Wednesday May 29, 2013.

Memorial Day Weather Forecast for Arlington Heights and Northwest Suburbs

Cardinal News — Mon, 27 May 2013 11:30:04 +0000

At 6:15 a.m. weather radar [LIVE RADAR] indicated showers are south of Arlington Heights and the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, and are passing to the east. One area of precipitation is south of I-88, and another area of precipitation is south of I-80. There is also some precipitation near the Illinois-Wisconsin border heading eastward. About 0.42 inche of rain is possible. We could luck out and have no rain for the Memorial Day Parade at 9:30 a.m. and for the ceremony at Memorial Park immediately following the parade about 11:00 a.m.

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT is in effect for Memorial Day from Monday morning to Monday evening.

Memorial Day Weather
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 66. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

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BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT for Lake Michigan Shore Monday Morning to Monday Evening

Cardinal News — Sun, 26 May 2013 23:24:26 +0000

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
402 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

LAKE IL-COOK-
402 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

…BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS…WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW…SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY
CREATING WAVES 3 TO 5 FT WITH OCCASIONAL LARGER WAVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY
OUT OF THE WATER.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE…WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO
DEEPER WATER.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE STRONG
SHORE PARALLEL CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE.
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER
STRUCTURE.

Full Moon Super Moon with a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Tonight

Cardinal News — Sat, 25 May 2013 01:48:10 +0000

Moon Phases for 2013 from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio.

May’s Full Moon is known as the Flower Moon, Rose Moon or Strawberry Moon.

Tonight’s Moon is a Supermoon, but it also has the distinction of having one of the slightest eclipses of all — a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. You might notice a slight darkness on the face of the Moon at peak about 11:11 p.m. Central Daylight Time. the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse is given actually May 25, 2013 in Universal Time (0415 UT).

Perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system
A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the moon’s disk as seen from Earth.

The biggest Supermoon of the year is June 23, 2013 at 6:32 a.m. Central Daylight Time.

Last Balmy or Warm Day: Rain, Today and Thursday, High in 60′S Through Sunday

Cardinal News — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:38:10 +0000

At least two or three hours of light rain with possibly a little thunder indicated by radar this morning. We might hit 72°F at noon, then temps are expected to fall after 3:00 p.m. down to a low of 51°F Thursday morning.

TODAY
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then showers likely. Low around 52. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday
Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 61. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Sunday A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for Northern Cook County

Cardinal News — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:27:33 +0000

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
958 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

Radar indicates a quick incidence of severe thunderstorms possible followed by light rain and some lightning and thunder for a couple of hours. The closest severe weather is indicated in southern DuPage County headed north-northeast toward Arlington Heights and suburbs east of Arlington Heights. The storms appear to be dissipating, but will still be intact over Arlington Heights.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
SOUTHEASTERN DUPAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
EASTERN KENDALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
NORTHWESTERN WILL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT

* AT 955 PM CDT…A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM OSWEGO TO PLAINFIELD…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR…
NAPERVILLE AND ROMEOVILLE AROUND 1005 PM CDT.
WOODRIDGE AND LEMONT AROUND 1010 PM CDT.
WHEATON AND LISLE AROUND 1015 PM CDT.
YORK CENTER AND LOMBARD AROUND 1020 PM CDT.
VILLA PARK AND ADDISON AROUND 1025 PM CDT.
NORTHLAKE AND ELMHURST AROUND 1030 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE GLENBARD SOUTH…
WILLOWBROOK…OAKBROOK TERRACE…BRIDGEVIEW…MCCOOK…LA GRANGE
PARK…BROADVIEW…BERKELEY…HOMETOWN AND RIVER GROVE.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

HAIL…<.75IN
WIND...60MPH

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH for All of Northern Illinois

Cardinal News — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:59:59 +0000

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 196
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
750 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

Radar at 7:55 p.m. CDT shows thunderstorm crossing the Mississippi River in west central Illinois. At 7:52 p.m. Peoria is under a Tornado Watch and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. Storms could reach southwest Chicagoland about 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and northern suburbs and northwest suburbs about 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 196 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BOONE BUREAU CARROLL
COOK DE KALB DUPAGE
FORD GRUNDY HENRY
IROQUOIS JO DAVIESS KANE
KANKAKEE KENDALL LAKE
LA SALLE LEE LIVINGSTON
MCHENRY OGLE PUTNAM
ROCK ISLAND STEPHENSON WHITESIDE
WILL WINNEBAGO
$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
422 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
212130-
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-
422 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 /522 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013/

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

.DAY ONE…TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

THUNDERSTORMS…THE STRONGEST COULD PRODUCE:
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS.
WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
AND HEAVY RAIN.

AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY THIS EVENING SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 55 AND INTO NORTHWEST
INDIANA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA BY MID TO LATE
EVENING…POTENTIALLY SPREADING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA OVERNIGHT.

DISCUSSION:

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING
OVER NORTHWEST INDIANA INTO EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THERE IS A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THESE STORMS BECOMING SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS A THREAT.

IN ADDITION…THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER MISSOURI MONDAY
AFTERNOON WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE OUTLOOK AREA DURING THE
MID TO LATE EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT. SOME
POTENTIAL ALSO EXISTS FOR THESE STORMS TO BE SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT…THOUGH LARGE HAIL IS ALSO
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY WITH A
HIGHER CHANCE TUESDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREATS.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN SATURDAY
THROUGH MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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CANCELED: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Includes Northern Cook County; Appears Storms Will Pass Just West of Cook County

Cardinal News — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:57:03 +0000

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
922 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

UPDATE: The Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northern Cook… Lake…
northern dupage… northeastern De Kalb… eastern Boone… McHenry and
northern Kane counties is cancelled…

Note: Weather radar shows storms and precipitation heading north-northeast in far northwest Kane County and western McHenry. Unless the storms extend eastward or new storms develop, it does not appear that Cook County will be affected as storms will pass just to the west of Cook County.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
EASTERN BOONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
NORTHERN COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
EASTERN DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
DUPAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
KANE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
NORTHERN KENDALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
NORTHWESTERN WILL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 918 PM CDT…A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM CLINTON TO HAMPSHIRE TO SOMONAUK…AND MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR…
LITTLE ROCK AND HARVARD AROUND 930 PM CDT.
PLANO AND HUNTLEY AROUND 935 PM CDT.
WOODSTOCK AND SUGAR GROVE AROUND 940 PM CDT.
SLEEPY HOLLOW AND LAKEWOOD AROUND 945 PM CDT.
WONDER LAKE AND WEST DUNDEE AROUND 950 PM CDT.
WAYNE AND ST. CHARLES AROUND 955 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE UNION…PINGREE GROVE…
CRYSTAL LAKE…SOUTH ELGIN…FOX RIVER GROVE…CARY…BOULDER HILL…
BARRINGTON HILLS…LAKE BARRINGTON AND FOX RIVER VALLEY GARDENS.

THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED…
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY…AURORA UNIVERSITY…BENEDICTINE
UNIVERSITY…BROOKFIELD ZOO…CHAIN O LAKES STATE PARK…COLLEGE OF
DUPAGE…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER…INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

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