Issued by The National Weather ServiceChicago, IL 3:39 pm CDT, Sun., Oct. 24, 2010... HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.* TIMING... TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.* WINDS... SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 40 MPH... WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH.* IMPACTS... NON SECURE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. FALLING TREE LIMBS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT... WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BECOMING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.&&More Information... HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY....AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY... AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH AN EXTREMELY LOW CENTRAL PRESSURE OF AROUND 28.3 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT. IF THIS STORM DEVELOPS AS FORECAST... ITS CIRCULATION WILL STRENGTHEN ENOUGH TO CAUSE WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH OR GREATER AS EARLY AS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MID DAY WEDNESDAY.
Issued by The National Weather ServiceChicago, IL 3:37 am CDT, Tue., Oct. 26, 2010THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 720 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT /NOON EDT/ THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREASIN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIESIN CENTRAL ILLINOISLIVINGSTONIN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOISFORD IROQUOISIN NORTHEAST ILLINOISCOOK DUPAGE GRUNDY KANE KANKAKEE KENDALL LAKE IL MCHENRY WILLIN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIESIN NORTHWEST INDIANABENTON JASPER LAKE IN NEWTON PORTERTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... AURORA... CHICAGO... FOWLER... GARY... JOLIET... KANKAKEE... MOROCCO... MORRIS... OSWEGO... PIPER CITY... PONTIAC... RENSSELAER... VALPARAISO... WATSEKA... WAUKEGAN... WHEATON AND WOODSTOCK.
Issued by The National Weather ServiceChicago, IL 4:07 am CDT, Tue., Oct. 26, 2010... HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.* TIMING... THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.* WINDS... WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH... WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.* IMPACTS... NON SECURE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. FALLING TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY... WITH TRAFFIC SIGNALS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT... WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BECOMING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.&&More Information... DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY...