SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 219 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2014 ILC111-300730- /O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140630T0730Z/ MCHENRY IL- 219 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL MCHENRY COUNTY UNTIL 230 AM CDT... AT 218 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKEWOOD...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM HAS SHOWN A WEAKENING TREND ON RADAR SINCE 210 AM CDT...AND IF THIS CONTINUES A NEW TORNADO WARNING WILL NOT BE NEEDED AFTER 230 AM CDT. HAZARD...TORNADO. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... PRAIRIE GROVE AND MCHENRY AROUND 225 AM CDT. OAKWOOD HILLS AND ISLAND LAKE AROUND 230 AM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 4221 8820 4221 8839 4225 8843 4230 8842 4238 8830 4239 8820 TIME...MOT...LOC 0718Z 267DEG 23KT 4225 8833 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 07:22:16 +0000