...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 1044 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ELGIN TO YORKVILLE
TO MARSEILLES...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
AURORA AIRPORT REPORTED 48 MPH WINDS WITH THESE STORMS. ONE HALF
INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
CITIES AND TOWNS AFFECTED...
HOFFMAN ESTATES... GENEVA... YORKVILLE...
ST. CHARLES... ELGIN... NEWARK...
EAST DUNDEE... MARSEILLES... SENECA...
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 THESE
STORMS HAVE PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 4227 8782 4214 8774 4208 8767 4190 8760
4184 8760 4176 8753 4119 8754 4118 8878
4236 8835 4243 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 267DEG 31KT 4206 8821 4169 8840
4137 8863
