Balmoral Park Race Track, IL Weather Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 16 at 2:15PM CDT until June 16 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 424 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOONE DE KALB LA SALLE LEE OGLE WINNEBAGO IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS COOK DUPAGE GRUNDY KANE KANKAKEE KENDALL LAKE IL MCHENRY WILL IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA LAKE IN PORTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONQUIN, AURORA, BELVIDERE, BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS, BUFFALO GROVE, BYRON, CAROL STREAM, CHESTERTON, CHICAGO, COAL CITY, CRYSTAL LAKE, DEKALB, DIXON, DOWNERS GROVE, ELGIN, EVANSTON, GARY, GURNEE, HAMMOND, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, LA SALLE, LEMONT, LOMBARD, MARSEILLES, MCHENRY, MENDOTA, MERRILLVILLE, MINOOKA, MORRIS, MUNDELEIN, NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, OREGON, ORLAND PARK, OSWEGO, OTTAWA, PARK FOREST, PLANO, PORTAGE, ROCHELLE, ROCKFORD, SCHAUMBURG, STREATOR, SYCAMORE, VALPARAISO, WAUKEGAN, WHEATON, WILMINGTON, WOODSTOCK, AND YORKVILLE.
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Air Quality Alert issued June 16 at 11:04AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Pollution Action Day for Monday June 17th for the greater Chicago Metropolitan Area through Monday night. A Chicago area Air Pollution Action Day is declared when weather conditions are such that widespread ozone and or particulate levels are expected to be at or above the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category of the Air Quality Index for multiple days. Active children and adults, especially people with pulmonary or respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor activity. Area residents are urged to reduce pollution levels. Air quality forecasts, current air quality, and tips on how you can reduce your emissions can be found at www.airnow.gov media contact...217 558 1536.
National Weather Service
Special Weather Statement issued June 16 at 4:07PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL Strong west winds with gusts as high as 50 mph will move across the greater Chicago metropolitan area over the next few hours as a complex of thunderstorms moves across northern Illinois. The winds may begin well before rain arrives, and continue for greater than 30 minutes at any given location. In addition, locally stronger winds in excess of 60 mph may occur where thunderstorms are strongest of intensify. In these situations, Severe Thunderstorm Warnings will be issued. Consider moving indoors until the gusty winds and thunderstorms pass.
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