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Counties: Adams; Brown; Pike

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Pike County in west central Illinois...
Adams County in west central Illinois...
Brown County in west central Illinois...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 527 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Mendon to near Mount Sterling, moving southeast
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Quincy Regional Airport, Mount Sterling, Camp Point, Payson,
Mendon, Clayton, Golden, Beverly, Buckhorn, Adams, Kingston,
Burton, Liberty, Versailles, Richfield, Perry, Loraine, Plainville,
Woodville and Chambersburg.
This also includes  Siloam Springs State Park.
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

Counties: Brown

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BROWN COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
portions of Brown County.

Counties: Adams

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
portions of Adams County.

Counties: Knox

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Knox County in west central Illinois...
* Until 630 PM CDT
* At 533 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gilson, or 10
miles southeast of Galesburg, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Knoxville, Yates City, Maquon, Gilson and Delong.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 51 and 61.
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

Counties: Hancock

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK AND SOUTH CENTRAL LEE COUNTIES...
At 534 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Montrose, or
over Nauvoo, and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Fort Madison, Nauvoo, Montrose, Bluff Park, Galland, Nauvoo State
Park and Sandusky.
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

Counties: Hancock

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK AND SOUTH CENTRAL LEE COUNTIES...
At 534 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Montrose, or
over Nauvoo, and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Fort Madison, Nauvoo, Montrose, Bluff Park, Galland, Nauvoo State
Park and Sandusky.
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

Counties: Schuyler

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central Schuyler County in west central Illinois...
* Until 600 PM CDT
* At 514 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Augusta, or
17 miles west of Rushville, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Huntsville and Camden.
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

Counties: Schuyler

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Schuyler County in west central Illinois...
* Until 800 PM CDT
* At 458 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
already fallen in the past hour. Flash flooding is expected to
begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Huntsville, Camden and Weinberg King State Park.

Counties: Rock

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...
Rock River At Afton affecting Rock County
&&
The Flood Warning continues for
The Rock River At Afton.
* At  2:15 PM Saturday the stage was 9.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Impact...At 9.1 feet...Floodwaters affect property of a home on
South Christian Road on the east side of the river in the Afton
area.  There is minor erosional flood damage to lowland and
agricultural land in the Afton and Janesville areas.
&&

Counties: Calhoun

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Missouri...
Mississippi River at Clarksville LD24
.This Flood Warning is a result of heavy rainfall across upstream
portions of the basin over the past month...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Mississippi River at Clarksville LD24
* until late Sunday night.
* At 10:00 AM Saturday the stage was 25.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to continue falling to below flood stage by
after midnight tonight.
&&
Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     05/27  05/28  05/29  05/30  05/31
Mississippi River
Clarksville LD  25.0   25.43      24.9   24.4   23.9   23.5   23.1
&&

Counties: Branch; St. Joseph

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
Saint Joseph River Michigan at Three Rivers affecting Elkhart...
Branch and St. Joseph Counties
.Heavy rainfall from earlier in the month resulted in high water levels on area rivers.
The Flood Warning continues for
The Saint Joseph River Michigan at Three Rivers
* until late Sunday night.
* At 10 AM Saturday the stage was 7.2 feet and steady.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river will fall below the 7.0 foot flood stage
around  2 AM Sunday May 27.
* At 7.0 feet...Expect minor flooding of the Scidmore Park picnic
facilities in Three Rivers.
* This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.0 feet which occurred
on May 31 2011.
&&

Counties: Elkhart

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
Saint Joseph River Michigan at Three Rivers affecting Elkhart...
Branch and St. Joseph Counties
.Heavy rainfall from earlier in the month resulted in high water levels on area rivers.
The Flood Warning continues for
The Saint Joseph River Michigan at Three Rivers
* until late Sunday night.
* At 10 AM Saturday the stage was 7.2 feet and steady.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river will fall below the 7.0 foot flood stage
around  2 AM Sunday May 27.
* At 7.0 feet...Expect minor flooding of the Scidmore Park picnic
facilities in Three Rivers.
* This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.0 feet which occurred
on May 31 2011.
&&

Counties: Hancock

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK AND SOUTH
CENTRAL LEE COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
At 502 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Nauvoo. The
storm is nearly stationary.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Fort Madison, Keokuk, Nauvoo, Montrose, New Boston, Keokuk Airport,
Nauvoo State Park, Summitville, Mooar, Bluff Park, Chatfield Park,
Galland, Sandusky and Camp Eastman.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

Counties: Fulton; Knox

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM
CDT...
At 504 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Gilson, or 9 miles southeast of Galesburg, moving southeast at 15
mph.
Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Knoxville, Yates City, Maquon, Gilson and Delong.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 52 and 63.

Counties: Hennepin; Ramsey

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY...
The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued
a Heat Advisory, which is in effect from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Sunday.
* TEMPERATURE...Heat index values climbing to between 95 and 100
degrees within the Twin Cities.
* IMPACTS...Heat illnesses are possible for those active outdoors
or those susceptible to heat illnesses, such as children and the
elderly.

Counties: Berrien; Cass

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY MAY 27...
An Air Quality Action Day has been declared by the Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality for Berrien and Cass counties
in Michigan...and is in effect for Sunday May 27th.
Ozone Levels are expected to be in the Orange or unhealthy for
sensitive groups range.
People and businesses are urged to avoid activities which lead to
ozone formation. These activities include...refueling vehicles or
topping off when refueling, using gasoline powered lawn equipment
and using charcoal lighter fluid. Positive activities include...car
pooling, biking to work, delaying or combining errands and using
water based paints.
It is recommended that people with respiratory diseases such as
asthma limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
For Further information, please see the Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality page at http://www.deqmiair.org

Counties: Allen; Elkhart; Huntington; La Porte; St. Joseph

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY...
An Air Quality Action Day has been declared by the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management for Allen, Huntington,
Elkhart, St. Joseph and La Porte counties in Indiana...and is in
effect for Sunday May 27 and Monday May 28.
Ozone Levels are expected to be in the Orange or unhealthy for
sensitive groups range.
People and businesses are urged to avoid activities which lead to
ozone formation. These activities include...refueling vehicles or
topping off when refueling, using gasoline powered lawn equipment
and using charcoal lighter fluid. Positive activities include...car
pooling, biking to work, delaying or combining errands and using
water based paints.
It is recommended that people with respiratory diseases such as
asthma limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
For additional information, please visit the IDEM SMOG Watch web
site at www.in.gov/apps/idem/smog/ or the EPA AIRNOW web site at
www.airnow.gov and click on Indiana.

Counties: Cook; DuPage; Grundy; Kane; Kendall; Lake; McHenry; Will

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY NIGHT...
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has determined that an
air pollution action day will be declared for the greater Chicago
Metropolitan Area and is in effect until midnight CDT Monday night.
An 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.
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 and tips on how you can reduce your emissions can be found
at www.airnow.gov.
media contact...217 558 1536.

Counties: Allegan; Kent; Mason; Muskegon; Oceana; Ottawa; Van Buren

...Air Quality Alert for Sunday, May 27th...
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has
declared Sunday, May 27th...to be an Action Day for elevated levels
of ozone. Pollutants are expected to be in the unhealthy for
sensitive groups range.
The Action Day is in effect for the following Michigan counties...
Mason...Oceana...Muskegon...Ottawa...Kent...Allegan and Van Buren.
People and businesses are urged to avoid activities which lead
to ozone formation. These activities include...refueling vehicles
or topping off when refueling...using gasoline powered lawn
equipment...and using charcoal lighter fluid. Positive activities
include...car pooling...biking to work...delaying or combining
errands and using water based paints.
It is recommended that active children and adults...and persons
with respiratory diseases such as asthma...limit prolonged
outdoor exertion.
For further information...please see the Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality page on the internet at...
http://www.deqmiair.org.

Counties: Dallas; Polk

...Near Record Warmth and Hot Conditions Today...
Near record warmth is expected to move into Iowa today and
continue through the holiday weekend. Temperatures are expected to
rise into the mid 90s across the Des Moines Metro Area by this
afternoon with heat index values hovering around 95 degrees
through the afternoon hours.
With this period of warm days being the first prolonged period of
heat for the season, individuals may be more prone to heat
illnesses. The hot and humid conditions may especially impact
urban, densely-populated areas, those individuals without access
to air-conditioning and the elderly.
Please take caution with the heat this weekend. Ways to prevent
heat-related illnesses are to stay hydrated, limit time spent in
the sun, and to take breaks in an air-conditioned environment.