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WWUS53 KLOT 160131
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
831 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025
INC089-127-160215-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-250516T0215Z/
PORTER IN-LAKE IN-
831 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR PORTER AND LAKE COUNTIES...
AT 830 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER OGDEN DUNES, OR
OVER PORTAGE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED 74 MPH WIND GUSTS EAST OF
PEOTONE.
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...
DYER, LAKE STATION, CHESTERTON, CEDAR LAKE, WINFIELD, VALPARAISO,
TOWN OF PINES, LAKE DALECARLIA, BEVERLY SHORES, MERRILLVILLE, HOBART,
HEBRON, EAST CHICAGO, PORTER, DUNE ACRES, WHEELER, LAKES OF THE FOUR
SEASONS, MUNSTER, HIGHLAND, GARY, BOONE GROVE, NEW CHICAGO, PORTAGE,
SOUTH HAVEN, AND ST. JOHN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
INDIANA.
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.
LAT...LON 4121 8752 4170 8752 4167 8748 4168 8743
4164 8743 4162 8728 4163 8716 4165 8715
4165 8710 4171 8693 4140 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 242DEG 63KT 4161 8723
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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