Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Special Weather Statement 19:07:24.6815556

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 701 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR HAMPSHIRE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF
MODERATE DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAMPSHIRE... GILBERTS... SLEEPY HOLLOW...
ELGIN... WEST DUNDEE... EAST DUNDEE...
BARTLETT... WAYNE... STREAMWOOD...

THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED...
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE...HARPER COLLEGE...KANE COUNTY COUGARS
BALLPARK AND SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS BASEBALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS 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 4208 8804 4183 8819 4202 8871 4217 8858
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 289DEG 33KT 4207 8851