The national weather service has issued a tornado watch for portions of Illinois including Evanston that is effective until 11 p.m. tonight.
Here are the details:
SEVERE WEATHER CONDITION GREEN ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED IN WATCH ARE COOK, DUPAGE, KANKAKEE, LAKE, WILL, FORD AND IROQUOIS.
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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 724
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
325 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
PART OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ILLINOIS
MUCH OF INDIANA
MUCH OF LOWER MICHIGAN
LAKE HURON
LAKE MICHIGAN
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 325 PM UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.
TORNADOES…HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER…THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 90 MPH…AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 95 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF ALPENA MICHIGAN TO 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOUNT VERNON ILLINOIS.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
REMEMBER…A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND 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.