Tornado Watch Issued 3:30 AM, High Wind Warning Updated

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Tornado Watch in effect at 3:30 a.m. CDT for October 26, 2010. The watch is in effect until 11:00 a.m. CDT. The following counties are included:

ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BOND | CHAMPAIGN | CHRISTIAN | CLARK | CLAY |CLINTON
COLES | COOK | CRAWFORD | CUMBERLAND

DE WITT | DOUGLAS | DUPAGE

EDGAR | EFFINGHAM | FAYETTE| FORD | GRUNDY

IROQUOIS | JASPER

KANE | KANKAKEE | KENDALL | LAKE
LAWRENCE | LIVINGSTON

MACON | MARION | MCHENRY | MCLEAN
MONTGOMERY | MOULTRIE

PIATT | RICHLAND | SHELBY

VERMILION | WASHINGTON | WILL


Radar at 3:30 a.m. on October 26, 2010 when Tornado Watch was issued.

The high wind warning was updated at 8:52 PM October 25, 2010
(Winds for the latter half of the storm Wednesday may not be as severe)

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT
TUESDAY.

* TIMING…TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS…WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST TUESDAY MORNING AND INCREASE TO
30 TO 40 MPH…WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS…NON SECURE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. FALLING TREE
LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY…WITH TRAFFIC SIGNALS ALSO
EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS.
TRAVEL WILL ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT…WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
BECOMING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

The low overnight was 69°F. Temperature started rising about midnight with air temperature at 4:00 a.m. at 71°F. Dew Point was hovering at 60-61°F from 2-3 a.m.

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