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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
802 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026
ILC097-030115-
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LAKE IL-
802 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTY...
AT 802 PM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR PLEASANT PRAIRIE TO GRANDWOOD PARK, MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WAUKEGAN, ZION, BEACH PARK, WINTHROP HARBOR, AND WADSWORTH AROUND
810 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE OLD MILL
CREEK AND RUSSELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 4249 8780 4242 8780 4238 8802 4249 8801
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 254DEG 45KT 4252 8797 4240 8798
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
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