Thursday, April 20, 2023

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for McHenry Co., IL until 6:30 PM CDT 4/20

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
540 PM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

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

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 539 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hampshire to Streamwood, moving northeast at
65 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Elgin, Waukegan, Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Palatine, Des
Plaines, Mount Prospect, Hoffman Estates, Glenview, Buffalo Grove,
Bartlett, Crystal Lake, Streamwood, Hanover Park, Carpentersville,
Wheeling, Northbrook, Elk Grove Village, North Chicago and Gurnee.

Including the following interstates...
I-90 between mile markers 32 and 72.
I-94 between mile markers 1 and 30.
I-290 between mile markers 1 and 4.
I-294 between mile markers 1 and 30.

This includes... 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, 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.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for north central
and northeastern Illinois.

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LAT...LON 4249 8780 4238 8781 4236 8782 4231 8782
4229 8783 4221 8780 4215 8776 4199 8804
4199 8826 4211 8859 4215 8859 4215 8870
4231 8871 4250 8850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 217DEG 62KT 4217 8854 4201 8820

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH


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