A strong cold front will sweep through the East on Wednesday with heavy wet snow from the eastern Great Lakes into northern New England and strong thunderstorms with damaging winds in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. The big story though will continue to be the well below average temperatures behind this storm system or east of the Rockies, as numerous record low temperatures are likely. Read More >
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Definitions of a Fire Weather Watch and a Red Flag Warning A Fire Weather Watch or Red Flag Warning is issued when the combination of dry fuels and weather conditions support extreme fire danger. These products are written for land and fire managers to highlight the increased fire danger. Each NWS office creates local criteria for fire weather watches and red flag warnings. The criteria for northern Illinois and northwest Indiana include:
A Fire Weather Watch is issued up to 72 hours before the above conditions are expected to occur. A Red Flag Warning is issued when the conditions above are expected to occur or are occurring within the next 24 hours. |
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