Hazardous Weather Outlook for Ruby, Illinois
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
301 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025
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This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Weather hazards expected...
Elevated Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
Level 1 of 5 Damaging Wind Risk...up to 60 mph.
Limited Flooding Risk.
DISCUSSION...
A few storms are expected this evening mainly west of Interstate
39. While widespread severe weather is not expected, an isolated
instance of damaging winds cannot be ruled out. Torrential
downpours will also likely accompany the storms.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
Sunday...
Elevated Thunderstorm Risk.
Limited Flooding Risk.
Tuesday night through Friday...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk at times.
DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms on Sunday will be capable of
producing locally heavy downpours.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected.
GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:
Moving toward the east northeast at 20 to 30 mph.
Special Weather Statement for Ruby, Illinois
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
603 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025
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603 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN OGLE AND WESTERN
WINNEBAGO COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM CDT...
At 602 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Winslow to 6 miles west of Nelson.
Movement was northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Oregon, Byron, Leaf River, Pecatonica, Polo, Mount Morris, Winnebago,
Baileyville, Shirland, Seward, Woosung, Lake Summerset, Adeline,
Forreston, Harrison, and Durand.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 4250 8918 4220 8917 4189 8943 4190 8943
4191 8947 4190 8948 4190 8963 4193 8963
4193 8969 4220 8969 4220 8940 4250 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 213DEG 36KT 4252 8971 4202 8968
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH