Sunday, April 15, 2012

Special Weather Statement 01:37:57.581822.5

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 135 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM VENETIAN VILLAGE TO HARWOOD
HEIGHTS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GAGES LAKE... NILES... RIVERWOODS...
THIRD LAKE... LINCOLNSHIRE... LIBERTYVILLE...
HARWOOD HEIGHTS... VERNON HILLS... LINDENHURST...

THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED...
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY...GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER...HARPER
COLLEGE...ILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK...LAKE COUNTY IL
FAIRGROUNDS...LAKE FOREST COLLEGE AND LOYOLA 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 THESE STORMS
HAVE PASSED.

LAT...LON 4250 8780 4249 8779 4245 8779 4239 8780
4235 8782 4231 8781 4227 8782 4214 8774
4208 8767 4199 8765 4188 8800 4243 8825
4250 8808
TIME...MOT...LOC 0637Z 246DEG 57KT 4239 8800 4197 8777