...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 1229 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAKE FOREST TO
YORKVILLE TO PERU...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER...WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...CONTINUOUS
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH LOCALIZED
FLOODING...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
CITIES AND TOWNS AFFECTED...
UTICA... AURORA... SERENA...
WHEELING... ROSELLE... MONTGOMERY...
CHICAGO... RIVERWOODS... YORKVILLE...
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY...AURORA UNIVERSITY...BENEDICTINE
UNIVERSITY...BROOKFIELD ZOO...BUFFALO ROCK STATE PARK...CHANNAHON
STATE PARK...
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 THESE STORMS
HAVE PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 4241 8780 4235 8782 4223 8781 4208 8767
4190 8760 4184 8760 4176 8753 4159 8768
4118 8841 4120 8917 4148 8917 4173 8875
4242 8791
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 270DEG 24KT 4226 8778 4162 8844
4126 8917
