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WWUS53 KLOT 030126
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
826 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026
ILC031-043-197-030200-
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WILL IL-DUPAGE IL-COOK IL-
826 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN WILL...EASTERN DUPAGE AND COOK COUNTIES...
AT 826 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF KENILWORTH TO NEAR WILLOW
SPRINGS, MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
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, JOLIET, NAPERVILLE, CICERO, HAMMOND, EVANSTON, BOLINGBROOK,
SKOKIE, DES PLAINES, ORLAND PARK, TINLEY PARK, OAK LAWN, BERWYN, OAK
PARK, DOWNERS GROVE, GLENVIEW, ELMHURST, LOMBARD, OHARE AIRPORT,
ROMEOVILLE, PLAINFIELD, PARK RIDGE, CALUMET CITY, ADDISON, AND
NORTHBROOK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT 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.
LAT...LON 4206 8767 4203 8767 4198 8765 4196 8763
4196 8764 4190 8761 4190 8760 4188 8762
4183 8760 4176 8756 4174 8753 4160 8752
4147 8825 4160 8825 4212 8785 4215 8775
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 270DEG 55KT 4216 8764 4168 8790
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
DOOM
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