THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BOONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN GRUNDY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
KANE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
KENDALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN LA SALLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
WESTERN MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
OGLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 442 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM POLO TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF ASHTON TO MENDOTA TO
HENRY...AND MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.
THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXTENSIVE TREE
DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BYRON AND STILLMAN VALLEY AROUND 455 PM CDT.
ROCKFORD AIRPORT AND WATERMAN AROUND 500 PM CDT.
LITTLE ROCK AND SERENA AROUND 505 PM CDT.
CHERRY VALLEY AND SYCAMORE AROUND 510 PM CDT.
BELVIDERE AND YORKVILLE AROUND 515 PM CDT.
OSWEGO AND NORTH AURORA AROUND 520 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LEE...DAVIS JUNCTION...
CRESTON...NEW MILLFORD...MILLINGTON...LISBON...BOULDER HILL...
BURLINGTON...UNION AND PINGREE GROVE.
I-90 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 28 AND 75.
I-88 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 117.
I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 95.
I-39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 56 AND 123.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. INTENSE SQUALL LINES CAN SOMETIMES PRODUCE BRIEF
TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO
IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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LAT...LON 4210 8835 4166 8830 4143 8835 4131 8916
4141 8901 4189 8900 4211 8913 4208 8945
4210 8950 4229 8927 4250 8892 4250 8868
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 255DEG 62KT 4206 8944 4178 8911
4158 8903 4113 8931
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...80MPH
