Monday, July 22, 2013

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22:40:48.8083152

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BOONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN KANE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
EASTERN OGLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EASTERN WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1035 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF CLINTON TO ROCHELLE...AND MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
POPLAR GROVE AND KIRKLAND AROUND 1045 PM CDT.
MALTA AND KINGSTON AROUND 1050 PM CDT.
HARVARD AND GENOA AROUND 1055 PM CDT.
SYCAMORE AND MARENGO AROUND 1100 PM CDT.
MAPLE PARK AND HEBRON AROUND 1105 PM CDT.
WOODSTOCK AND WONDER LAKE AROUND 1110 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE UNION...BURLINGTON...PINGREE
GROVE AND CRYSTAL LAKE.

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
BOONE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE...MCHENRY COUNTY
COLLEGE...MCHENRY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...MORRAIN HILLS STATE PARK...
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 4244 8820 4186 8834 4185 8917 4250 8896
4250 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0339Z 269DEG 42KT 4248 8884 4196 8901

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH