Chantal is now a Tropical Depression. Flash flood concerns continue across portions of central North Carolina into Monday. Life-threatening surf and rip currents conditions are expected to continue at beaches along the U.S. East Coast from northeastern Florida to the Mid-Atlantic states during the next day or so. Flood Watches and recovery continue across central Texas. Read More >
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733 FLUS43 KLOT 062101 HWOLOT Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 401 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-072115- 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- 401 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025 /501 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Elevated Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated: Level 1 of 5 Damaging Wind Risk...up to 60 mph mainly in east- central Illinois and northwest Indiana. Limited Flooding Risk. High Swim Risk Lake Michigan Beaches. DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and thunderstorms will persist through this evening. The strongest storms will be capable of producing torrential rain and localized flooding. Localized damaging winds are also possible southeast of a Paxton to Valparaiso line. Northerly winds will lead to high waves and dangerous swimming conditions at Lake Michigan beaches tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Monday... High Swim Risk Lake Michigan Beaches. Tuesday through Saturday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk at times. DISCUSSION... High waves will lead to dangerous swimming conditions at Lake Michigan beaches Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Moving toward the towards the east-southeast at 15 to 20 mph. $$ LMZ740>745-072115- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 401 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Hazardous conditions for small craft. Limited Thunderstorm Risk. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Monday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. Tuesday through Saturday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk at times. $$ Yack Visit us at www.weather.gov/chicago |
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