Weather
Funnel Clouds Possible For Chicago Area
The formation of funnel clouds is possible this afternoon, but they will most likely only last a few minutes before dissipating.
CHICAGO, IL — The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement regarding the possibility of funnel clouds Tuesday afternoon. According to the statement, conditions are favorable for the development of funnel clouds, but these clouds normally only protrude a few hundred feet downward, rotate, and last only a few minutes before dissipating.
Cities included in the statement are: Belvidere, Woodstock, Waukegan, DeKalb, Aurora, Elgin, Wheaton, Chicago, Ottawa, Oswego, Morris, Joliet, Kankakee, Pontiac, Watseka, Paxton, Gary, Valparaiso, Morocco, Rensselaer and Fowler.
Scattered showers and possibly a funnel cloud possible, but no tornados are expected this afternoon. #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/a1RQ13vYB4
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) August 29, 2017
The NWS said that on extremely rare occasions, the funnels can briefly touch the ground and produce very minimal damage. Today's weather conditions don't support strong, damaging tornadoes.
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