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HWOLOT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
316 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-
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NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-
SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
316 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026 /416 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
DAY ONE
TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
LIMITED THUNDERSTORM RISK MAINLY SOUTH OF I-80.
THURSDAY...
LIMITED THUNDERSTORM RISK...WITH AN ASSOCIATED:
LEVEL 2 OF 5 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM RISK.
SATURDAY...
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK.
DISCUSSION...
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED THREAT FOR GRASS AND BRUSH FIRE IGNITION
AND SPREAD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAINLY NEAR
AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATES 88 AND 290. THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER
INTO THE EVENING HOURS THURSDAY, ESPECIALLY WELL SOUTH OF I-80.
CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR SOME OF THE STORMS TO BECOME
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREAT, POTENTIALLY LARGER THAN
GOLF BALL SIZE IN ONE OR TWO OF THE STRONGEST STORMS. THERE WILL
BE SOME THREAT FOR LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AS
WELL.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
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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-
316 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 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.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
LIMITED THUNDERSTORM RISK.
THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY.
LIMITED THUNDERSTORM RISK...WITH AN ASSOCIATED:
LEVEL 1 OF 5 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM RISK.
FRIDAY...
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY.
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