FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE TODAY 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
334 PM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016
ILZ019-021-023-032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-142315-
LA SALLE-GRUNDY-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-
BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OTTAWA...MORRIS...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
334 PM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016 /434 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016/
...FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...
AT 315 PM...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS OBSERVED OVER EASTERN MACLEAN
COUNTY NEAR SAYBROOK.
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
FUNNEL CLOUDS. THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS USUALLY LAST A FEW MINUTES
BEFORE DISSIPATING AND TYPICALLY DO NOT POSE ANY SORT OF HAZARD.
THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS THESE FUNNELS ARE DEVELOPING IN DO NOT
SUPPORT STRONG...DAMAGING TORNADOES. HOWEVER...ON EXTREMELY RARE
OCCASIONS THESE FUNNELS CAN BRIEFLY TOUCH THE GROUND AND PRODUCE
VERY MINIMAL...IF ANY DAMAGE.
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE INDOORS TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY
MONITOR THE SITUATION. PLEASE FORWARD REPORTS OF FUNNEL SIGHTINGS
TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
Address/Location
Grundy County IL Emergency Management Agency
1320 Union St
Morris, IL 60450
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-941-3212