SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 813 PM CDT WED SEP 18 2013 ILZ014-022-INZ001-002-190145- COOK IL-LAKE IN-PORTER IN-WILL IL- 813 PM CDT WED SEP 18 2013 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 808 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER COOK COUNTY STRETCHING FROM NORTHERLY ISLAND NORTHWEST TO DOUGLAS PARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. UP TO ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. CITIES AND TOWNS AFFECTED... DOUGLAS PARK... CHICAGO... CICERO... HUMBOLDT PARK... NAVY PIER... LOGAN SQUARE... LINCOLN PARK... OAK PARK... LAKEVIEW... OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED... HAWTHORNE PARK...LINCOLN PARK ZOO...LOYOLA UNIVERSITY...NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. && LAT...LON 4139 8756 4198 8785 4202 8766 4197 8763 4191 8762 4190 8760 4184 8760 4169 8749 4168 8745 4169 8743 4168 8741 4165 8742 4163 8733 4163 8722 4165 8715 4154 8699 TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 322DEG 11KT 4184 8768
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 01:16:54 +0000