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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern New England; Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms may continue to bring flash and urban flooding to the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England through tonight. Isolated dry thunderstorms will continue to bring a fire weather threat to the northwestern Great Basin through Friday. Read More >

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1135 AM CDT Sun May 27 2018 /1235 PM EDT Sun May 27 2018/

...NORTHERLY ISLAND WEATHER EQUIPMENT CURRENTLY INOPERABLE...

The weather equipment at Northerly Island is currently inoperable.
Technicians have been notified and are assessing the problem.
However, it is unclear at this time when service will be restored.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

An alternative lakefront site for downtown weather is Calumet
Harbor. The link for that information is
www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=cmti2.

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