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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Through This Weekend

Severe thunderstorms which can bring large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes will be possible over parts of the central U.S. through this weekend. Thunderstorms with heavy to excessive rainfall moving from Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley through this weekend may produce areas of flooding. Read More >

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Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
1206 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

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010-011-019-061715-
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-
1206 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026 /106 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

Limited Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
Level 2 of 5 Damaging Wind Risk...up to 60 mph.
Level 1 of 5 Large Hail Risk...up to half dollar size.
Limited Flooding Risk.

DISCUSSION...

Isolated non-severe thunderstorms may occur this afternoon and
evening. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms may develop overnight,
mainly near and south of I-80. A few of these overnight storms may
become strong to severe and will also produce torrential rainfall
that could lead to localized flooding.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Saturday through Wednesday...
Limited Thunderstorm and Flooding Risks at times.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters may be needed overnight tonight.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Moving toward the east at 30-40 mph.

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LMZ740>745-061715-
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-
1206 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 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...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

Hazardous conditions for small craft, mainly south of Evanston.
Limited Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
Level 1 of 5 Thunderstorm Wind Gust Risk...up to 50 kts.
Level 1 of 5 Hail Risk...up to quarter size.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Saturday through Wednesday...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk at times.

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