Active Weather Alerts
Special Marine Warning
Issued: 9:20 PM Jun. 16, 2024 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Calumet Harbor... Nearshore Waters from Calumet Harbor to Michigan City... Open Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Michigan City out to Mid Lake... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 419 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 20 nm west of McHenry to 11 nm west of Elgin to 18 nm southwest of Aurora to 30 nm west of Joliet, moving east at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Strong thunderstorms will be near... Waukegan Harbor around 515 PM CDT. Wilmette Harbor and Winthrop Harbor around 520 PM CDT. Montrose Harbor, Monroe Harbor, DuSable Harbor, Belmont Harbor, and Diversy Harbor around 525 PM CDT. Harrison-Dever Crib, 31st Street Harbor, Burnham Harbor, and 59th Street Marina around 530 PM CDT. Jackson Park Harbor around 535 PM CDT. Calumet Harbor and Hammond Marina around 540 PM CDT. Indiana Harbor around 550 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...49KTS
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 9:07 PM Jun. 16, 2024 – National Weather Service
...STRONG WEST WINDS HEADING TOWARD GREATER CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA... Strong west winds with gusts as high as 50 mph will move across the greater Chicago metropolitan area over the next few hours as a complex of thunderstorms moves across northern Illinois. The winds may begin well before rain arrives, and continue for greater than 30 minutes at any given location. In addition, locally stronger winds in excess of 60 mph may occur where thunderstorms are strongest of intensify. In these situations, Severe Thunderstorm Warnings will be issued. Consider moving indoors until the gusty winds and thunderstorms pass.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 7:15 PM Jun. 16, 2024 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 424 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOONE DE KALB LA SALLE LEE OGLE WINNEBAGO IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS COOK DUPAGE GRUNDY KANE KANKAKEE KENDALL LAKE IL MCHENRY WILL IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA LAKE IN PORTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONQUIN, AURORA, BELVIDERE, BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS, BUFFALO GROVE, BYRON, CAROL STREAM, CHESTERTON, CHICAGO, COAL CITY, CRYSTAL LAKE, DEKALB, DIXON, DOWNERS GROVE, ELGIN, EVANSTON, GARY, GURNEE, HAMMOND, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, LA SALLE, LEMONT, LOMBARD, MARSEILLES, MCHENRY, MENDOTA, MERRILLVILLE, MINOOKA, MORRIS, MUNDELEIN, NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, OREGON, ORLAND PARK, OSWEGO, OTTAWA, PARK FOREST, PLANO, PORTAGE, ROCHELLE, ROCKFORD, SCHAUMBURG, STREATOR, SYCAMORE, VALPARAISO, WAUKEGAN, WHEATON, WILMINGTON, WOODSTOCK, AND YORKVILLE.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 7:15 PM Jun. 16, 2024 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 424 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS 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 LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE
Air Quality Alert
Issued: 4:05 PM Jun. 16, 2024 – National Weather Service
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT NOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY NIGHT... The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Pollution Action Day for Monday June 17th for the greater Chicago Metropolitan Area through Monday night. A Chicago area Air Pollution Action Day is declared when weather conditions are such that widespread ozone and or particulate levels are expected to be at or above the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category of the Air Quality Index for multiple days. Active children and adults, especially people with pulmonary or respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor activity. Area residents are urged to reduce pollution levels. Air quality forecasts, current air quality, and tips on how you can reduce your emissions can be found at www.airnow.gov media contact...217 558 1536.
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