Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for McHenry Co., IL until 2:30 PM CDT 4/4

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
101 PM CDT Tue Apr 4 2023

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lake County in northeastern Illinois...
Northeastern Kane County in northeastern Illinois...
McHenry County in northeastern Illinois...
Northern Cook County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 230 PM CDT.

* At 100 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Woodstock to Elgin, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
Chicago, Elgin, Waukegan, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg,
Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Hoffman Estates,
Glenview, Buffalo Grove, Bartlett, Crystal Lake, Streamwood,
Hanover Park, Carpentersville, Wheeling and Park Ridge.

Including the following interstates...
I-90 between mile markers 46 and 77.
I-94 between mile markers 1 and 40.
I-290 between mile markers 1 and 4.
I-294 between mile markers 1 and 40.

This includes... Oakton Community College, Schaumburg Boomers
Baseball, Chain O Lakes State Park, College of Lake County, Elgin
Community College, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Harper College,
Lake County IL Fairgrounds, Lake Forest College, Mchenry County
College, Mchenry County Fairgrounds, Moraine Hills State Park,
Northwestern University, Ravinia Music Festival, and Six Flags Great
America.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 4249 8780 4227 8783 4213 8774 4206 8767
4200 8766 4198 8837 4240 8862 4250 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 242DEG 25KT 4237 8851 4203 8827

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH


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