Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
974 FLUS43 KILX 171936 HWOILX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 236 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047-048-181945- Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler- Mason-Logan-De Witt-Cass-Menard- 236 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Thunderstorms Friday evening could be severe, with damaging wind gusts and large hail the primary concerns but a nonzero risk for a tornado. These storms will also produce heavy rain which could lead to ponding of water in low- drainage areas. Additional periods of showers and thunderstorms Saturday into late Sunday may promote continued ponding of water in low-drainage areas. Area rivers and creeks could also become swollen. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. $$ ILZ044>046-049>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-181945- Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon- Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham- Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence- 236 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois, east central Illinois, southeast Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Thunderstorms Friday evening through Friday night could be severe, with damaging wind gusts and large hail the primary concerns but a nonzero risk for a tornado. These storms will also produce heavy rain which could lead to ponding of water in low-drainage areas. Additional periods of showers and thunderstorms Saturday into late Sunday may promote continued ponding of water in low-drainage areas. Area rivers and creeks could also become swollen. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. $$ Bumgardner