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Streator’s Fireworks are on Saturday July 5 at around 915pm at Streator High School Football Field. Listen to WAJK 99.3 and watch the fireworks. The fireworks are timed with the music. These fireworks are the BEST in the area!!

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July 23-August 3 2003 is the Ottawa Riverfest. Enjoy great food and entertainment.

To see what kind of food and entertainment visit:

Ottawa Riverfest 2003

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HERE IS THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FROM THE NWS OFFICE IN CHICGAO...TODAY AND TONIGHT...FOLLOWING A LULL IN ACTIVITY THIS EVENING...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT IN AREAS NORTH OF ABOUT I-80 AND A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS SOUTH OF I-80. DAMAGING WIND WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT THIS AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. THE PRIMARY THREAT TONIGHT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. A MESOSCALE STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHEAST IOWA LATE THIS MORNIGN WILL BE TRACKING EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. AS IT DOES IT WILL BE MOVING INTO VERY UNSTABLE AIR OVER NORHTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANIA. DUE TO THE DEGREE OF INSTABILITY IN PLACE...WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES AROUND 90 AND DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S...SOME SUPERCELLS ARE POSSIBLE. WIND SHEAR THROUGH THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE MAY PROVIDE AN ENVIORNMENT FAVORABLE FOR ROTATION. ANOTHER MESOSCALE WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BLOW UP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT IN MINNESOTA AND TRACK SOUTHEAST INTO OUR AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. DAYS 2 - 7...MONDAY THROUGH SATUEDAY...TEMPERATURES REACHING THE MID 90S...AND DEW POINTS IN TO THE 70S WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE HEAT INDICES APPROACHING 105 IN SOME AREAS ON MONDAY. PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY INTO WEDNESDAY MRONING. SOME OF THESE MAY BE SEVERE WITH ADDITIONALY HEAVY RAIN. DRIER AND COOLER AIR IS EXPECTED LATER WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY... SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN LATER TONIGHTL....AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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HIGH: 84º | LOW: 61º | Sunrise: 5:23 | Sunset: 8:32

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Air Quality Forecast

Today’s Air Quality Forecasts for the Chicago metro area and Suburbs is...

Yellow

Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activity.

Keep cars and boats tuned up. Use environmentally safe paints and cleaning products. Conserve electricity. Turn A/C to highest comfortable level.

THE STORMS PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1200PM UNTIL 6PM. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. THE TORNADO WATCH IS IN AFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL IL...BUREAU...DEKALB...LA SALLE...LEE...OGLE...AND PUTNAM. IN NORTHEAST IL...COOK...DU PAGE...GRUNDY...KANE...KANKAKEE...KENDALL...AND WILL. IN EAST CENTRAL IL...FORD AND IROQUOIS. IN CENTRAL IL...LIVINGSTON...MCLEAN...MARSHALL...PEORIA...STARK...TAZEWELL...AND WOODFORD. FOR WEST CENTRAL IL...FULTON AND KNOX. FOR NORTHWEST IL...CARROLL...HENRY...AND WHITESIDE. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABEL FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSON IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REPEATING...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN AFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 6PM TONIGHT!

5-Day Forecast

Fri

Sat

Sun

Wed

Thu

Tonight

Showers & T-storms likely after

midnight. Winds: Southwest 10-15 MPH Chance of Rain:70%

Monday

Sunny Hot & Humid.

HI: 100-105º

Winds: South 5-10 MPH.

Tuesday

Sunny.

Chance Showers & T-Storms.

Chance of Rain: 50%

Tuesday N.

Showers & T-Storms Likely

Chance of Rain 60%

Showers & T-storms likely. Some maybe severe with Hail, Winds, Tornadoes.

Winds: Southwest 10-15.

Chance of Rain: 70%

Today

This forecasts is as of 2:00 PM CDT .

This forecast will be updated again on Sunday , July 06, 2003.

Here is the forecast for Ottawa and surrounding communities...

Forecast

Thunderstorms Likely

Some may be Severe!

Winds: South 10-20 mph

Chance of Rain: 70%

Monday N.