Pecatonica, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN DE KALB...SOUTHEASTERN WINNEBAGO...MCHENRY AND BOONE
COUNTIES...

At 632 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Belvidere,
moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Rockford Airport, Candlewick Lake, Spring Grove, Kingston, Fairdale,
Union, Woodstock, Malta, Harvard, Hebron, Cherry Valley, Genoa,
Ringwood, Garden Prairie, Chemung, New Milford, Poplar Grove,
Greenwood, Wonder Lake, Kirkland, Caledonia, DeKalb, Marengo,
Sycamore, and Bull Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central
and northeastern Illinois. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect
until 1000 PM CDT for north central and northeastern Illinois.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

TORNADO WATCH 253 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

BOONE                 WINNEBAGO

IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS

MCHENRY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONQUIN, BELVIDERE, CRYSTAL LAKE,
MCHENRY, ROCKFORD, AND WOODSTOCK.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* Affected Area...Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Lake IL, Ogle, Lee,
De Kalb, Kane, DuPage, Cook, La Salle, Kendall, Grundy, Will,
Kankakee, Livingston, Iroquois and Ford.

* Timing...From Friday morning through Friday evening.

* Winds...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 20 percent.

* Impacts...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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