The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Iowa
Northern Illinois
Southeast Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 205 PM until
800 PM CST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
* Counties in Illinois affected:
Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Fulton, Grundy, Henry, Jo Daviess,
Kane, Kendall, Knox, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, McHenry, Ogle,
Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Stephenson, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago
SUMMARY...A fast-moving line of thunderstorms will race
northeastward this afternoon across the watch area, producing
corridors of locally damaging winds. A few embedded tornadoes are
also possible along the line.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 60 miles southwest of Marseilles IL to
45 miles northwest of Milwaukee WI. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
and possible warnings.
