Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Severe Weather Statement for McHenry Co., IL

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
727 PM CST Tue Feb 27 2024

/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-240228T0215Z/
Kendall IL-Lake IL-Will IL-Kane IL-McHenry IL-DuPage IL-Cook IL-
727 PM CST Tue Feb 27 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CST
FOR KENDALL...SOUTHERN LAKE...NORTHWESTERN WILL...KANE...SOUTHEASTERN
MCHENRY...DUPAGE AND COOK COUNTIES...

At 727 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Fox River Grove to near Streamwood to near Warrenville
to near Oswego, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Elgin, Waukegan, Cicero,
Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Bolingbrook, Palatine,
Skokie, Des Plaines, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Berwyn,
Mount Prospect, Wheaton, Hoffman Estates, Oak Park, Downers Grove,
Glenview, and Elmhurst.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for northeastern
Illinois.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

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LAT...LON 4229 8783 4223 8781 4206 8767 4189 8761
4190 8760 4183 8760 4174 8753 4147 8753
4149 8853 4230 8852 4237 8782
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 240DEG 38KT 4219 8820 4205 8820 4186 8820 4168
8829

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH


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