FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
147 PM CDT Tue Jul 31 2018
ILZ019>023-032-033-039-312215-
La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Will-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Including the cities of Ottawa, Oswego, Morris, Joliet, Kankakee,
Pontiac, Watseka, and Paxton
147 PM CDT Tue Jul 31 2018
...Funnel Clouds Possible this afternoon...
Atmospheric conditions are favorable for the development of funnel
clouds, and have been reported across central Illinois earlier
this afternoon. These funnel clouds normally only protrude a few
hundred feet downward from the parent cloud, rotate or spin like a
top, and last a few minutes before dissipating.
These funnel clouds rarely touch the ground and typically do not
pose any sort of hazard. The atmospheric conditions that these
funnel clouds develop 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.
Address/Location
Grundy County IL Emergency Management Agency
1320 Union St
Morris, IL 60450
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-941-3212