Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11:19:14.4034645

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
EASTERN DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN DUPAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
KANE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1215 PM CDT

* AT 1115 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MAPLE
PARK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
ST. CHARLES AROUND 1130 AM CDT.
WAYNE AROUND 1135 AM CDT.
ELGIN AND BARTLETT AROUND 1140 AM CDT.
STREAMWOOD AND HANOVER PARK AROUND 1145 AM CDT.
HOFFMAN ESTATES AND SCHAUMBURG AROUND 1150 AM CDT.
PALATINE AND ROLLING MEADOWS AROUND 1155 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE PINGREE GROVE...SOUTH ELGIN...
BARRINGTON HILLS...SOUTH BARRINGTON...DEER PARK AND HIGHWOOD.

THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE...DUPAGE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...ELGIN COMMUNITY
COLLEGE...FERMILAB...GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER...HARPER
COLLEGE...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

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LAT...LON 4239 8780 4235 8782 4231 8781 4227 8782
4214 8774 4208 8767 4190 8761 4173 8872
4207 8878 4242 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 1618Z 245DEG 38KT 4193 8853

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH