THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS... SOUTHERN DUPAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS... NORTHERN WILL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 645 PM CDT * AT 526 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NORTH AURORA TO 7 MILES NORTH OF MORRIS...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THE ROTATION WITH THESE STORMS HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF WEAKENING...HOWEVER THE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE LOOKING MORE SIGNIFICANT. THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS. HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 80 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NAPERVILLE...PLAINFIELD...WHEATON...GLEN ELLYN...LISLE... BOLINGBROOK...LOMBARD...ROMEOVILLE...JOLIET...DOWNERS GROVE...YORK CENTER...WESTMONT...LOCKPORT...OAK BROOK...LEMONT...INGALLS PARK... HINSDALE...BURR RIDGE...NEW LENOX AND HOMER GLEN. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHICAGO. OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED... ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY...BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY...BROOKFIELD ZOO...CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY ROUTE 66 RACEWAY...COLLEGE OF DUPAGE... DUPAGE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE. && LAT...LON 4147 8825 4193 8826 4177 8754 4175 8752 4130 8752 TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 285DEG 42KT 4181 8824 4145 8837 HAIL...1.75IN WIND...80MPH
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:27:53 +0000
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