Hazardous Weather Outlook for Altgeld Gardens, Illinois
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
1255 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
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La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-
Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
1255 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 /155 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.
.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.
Weather hazards expected...
Elevated Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
Elevated Tornado Risk, mainly across northwest Indiana.
Elevated Hail Risk...up to 2.5 inches in diameter.
Limited Damaging Wind Risk...up to 60 mph.
Limited Flooding Risk.
DISCUSSION...
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms ahead of a cold front will
present a threat for severe weather through about 5 PM CDT. The
primary severe weather hazard appears to be damaging to locally
destructive hail. There is also a threat for tornadoes,
particularly near and east of I-57 in eastern Illinois across
northwest Indiana. Localized straight line wind damage may also
pose some threat from severe storms. Finally, downpours in
thunderstorms may cause ponding on some roads.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
Wednesday...
Limited Severe Thunderstorm Risk, mainly south of I-80.
Limited Flooding Risk, mainly south of I-80.
Thursday through Saturday...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Monday...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter reports will likely be needed this afternoon.
GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:
Moving toward the northeast at 50 mph.
Flood Advisory for Altgeld Gardens, Illinois
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Chicago IL
228 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
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Cook IL-Lake IN IN-
228 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Cook County, Illinois, and northern Lake County, Indiana.
* WHEN...Until 530 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
Underpasses may be flooded. Roads and streets may be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 225 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated ongoing thunderstorms with rain rates exceeding 1
inch in 15 minutes. Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen from
this storm in northern Will County.
- Rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are expected with this storm
as it moves over Cook County and northern Lake County.
- Some locations that may experience minor flooding include...
Chicago, Cicero, Hammond, Gary, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak
Lawn, Berwyn, Calumet City, Portage, Roseland, Chicago Lawn,
Englewood, South Shore, Midway Airport, Bridgeport, South
Lawndale, Chicago Loop, East Chicago and Burbank.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Advisory means minor flooding along waterways and other poor
drainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in
the advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters.
LAT...LON 4156 8791 4182 8792 4189 8758 4188 8759
4188 8760 4183 8759 4177 8755 4175 8752
4172 8751 4170 8749 4169 8746 4169 8744
4167 8739 4166 8739 4166 8740 4165 8737
4164 8722 4161 8722 4155 8752
Tornado Watch for Altgeld Gardens, Illinois
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 195
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
225 PM EDT TUE MAY 7 2024
TORNADO WATCH 195 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
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. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE CHAMPAIGN CHRISTIAN
CLARK CLAY COLES
COOK CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND
DE KALB DE WITT DOUGLAS
DUPAGE EDGAR EFFINGHAM
FORD GRUNDY IROQUOIS
JASPER KANE KANKAKEE
KENDALL LAKE LAWRENCE
LA SALLE LEE LIVINGSTON
LOGAN MACON MCHENRY
MCLEAN MOULTRIE OGLE
PIATT RICHLAND SANGAMON
SHELBY VERMILION WILL
WINNEBAGO