AN AREA OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN IOWA WILL
MOVE EAST INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS DURING THE MID AND LATE MORNING
HOURS TODAY. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN BOTH INTENSITY
AND COVERAGE...AND WILL PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS AS THEY MOVE INTO THE ROCHELLE...PERU AND PONTIAC AREAS
BETWEEN 1030 AM AND NOON CDT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN
SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA SHORTLY AFTER
NOON. ADDITIONAL STORMS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE WHICH
WOULD BRING THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THESE AREAS A LITTLE
SOONER. STAY ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 4 PM CDT.