SPECIAL WEATHER ALERT

SPECIAL WEATHER ALERT
Public Information Statement

Statement as of 8:35 am CDT on June 7, 2007

Live severe weather briefings to be held on NOAA weather today...

The National Weather Service in Chicago will be conducting live
severe weather briefings on NOAA Weather Radio today due to the
heightened threat of severe thunderstorms across northern Illinois
and Northwest Indiana tonight.

The first live briefing will take place around 11 am this
morning... with a second live briefing tentatively scheduled to take
place at 4 PM this afternoon. If severe weather develops near near
Illinois earlier than expected then the second severe weather
briefing may be cancelled.


Spotter Activation maybe necessary later tonight in the Northern Illinois region.