...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 1107 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CORTLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
CITIES AND TOWNS AFFECTED...
CORTLAND... DE KALB... MAPLE PARK...
SYCAMORE... MALTA... GENOA...
HINCKLEY... WATERMAN... HAMPSHIRE...
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
AURORA UNIVERSITY...COLLEGE OF DUPAGE...COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY...
DUPAGE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE...FERMILAB...
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 THIS STORM HAS
PASSED.
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LAT...LON 4243 8803 4186 8776 4165 8884 4202 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 1607Z 244DEG 38KT 4193 8869
