[LeArc] Weather Watch : 6@ 6/3/2002 7:40:56 PM

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The following weather message is provided by McDonough County E.S.D.A.


WWUS20 KWNS 040037
SEL6  
SPC WW 040033
ILZ000-INZ000-LMZ000-040400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 376
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
733 PM CDT MON JUN 3 2002

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

   NORTHEAST ILLINOIS                           
   NORTHWEST INDIANA                            
   SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN                      

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 745 PM UNTIL 1100
PM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 35 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARSEILLES
ILLINOIS TO 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MEIGS FIELD CHICAGO
ILLINOIS.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...  CONTINUE...WW 374...WW 375...

DISCUSSION...INTENSIFYING BOW ECHO OVER NORTH CENTRAL IL WILL TRACK
EASTWARD INTO THE CHI AREA DURING THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS.  ALTHOUGH
STORMS ARE WELL NORTH OF SURFACE BOUNDARY...RECENT OBSERVATIONS
SUGGEST STRONG/POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY BE CAPABLE OF
REACHING THE SURFACE THROUGH STABLE LAYER.  LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE IN STRONGER CELLS.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.  MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 27035.

...HART

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