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Chicago Area National Weather Service Office - Romeoville, IL

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cldisme

N 41° 36.239 W 088° 05.119

16T E 409560 N 4606377

Providing weather prediction and Dopper Radar for twenty-three counties in Northeastern Illinois and Northwestern Indiana.

Waymark Code: WM3N5M

Location: Illinois, United States

Date Posted: 04/23/2008

Published By:

johmer79

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The Chicago Area National Weather Service Office issues the weather forecasts and hazardous weather forecast for 23 counties of Northeastern Illinois and Northwestern Indiana...

Plus aviation forecasts for the all the airports in that area...

PLUS marine forecasts for all of Lake Michigan 5 nautical miles away from shore and within 5 nautical miles of Illinois and Indiana...

AND, FINALLY, river weather alerts (flood warnings) for those areas of Illinois and Indiana.

A key component of all this weather related data is the on-site doppler radar

Is the radar operational?: Yes

Radar Operator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Radar Type: NEXRAD Doppler

Radar Website: [Web Link]

Visit Instructions:
Please provide a photograph of yourself and/or your GPS with the radar visible, and describe the area.

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