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SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
918 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026
ILC197-030228-
/O.CAN.KLOT.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-260403T0230Z/
WILL IL-
918 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WILL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4155 8777 4176 8770 4181 8759 4178 8757
4178 8756 4176 8756 4176 8754 4174 8754
4174 8753 4173 8753 4160 8752
TIME...MOT...LOC 0218Z 233DEG 41KT 4202 8736 4170 8779
ILC031-030230-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-260403T0230Z/
COOK IL-
918 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN COOK COUNTY...
AT 918 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES EAST OF UPTOWN TO WORTH, MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 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, HAMMOND, CALUMET CITY, ENGLEWOOD, SOUTH SHORE, ROSELAND,
CHICAGO LAWN, OAK FOREST, HARVEY, BLUE ISLAND, DOLTON, HOMEWOOD,
ALSIP, CHATHAM, AUBURN GRESHAM, ASHBURN, HYDE PARK, SOUTH HOLLAND,
EVERGREEN PARK, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, SOUTH DEERING, MIDLOTHIAN, HAZEL
CREST, RIVERDALE, AND MARKHAM.
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 4155 8777 4176 8770 4181 8759 4178 8757
4178 8756 4176 8756 4176 8754 4174 8754
4174 8753 4173 8753 4160 8752
TIME...MOT...LOC 0218Z 233DEG 41KT 4202 8736 4170 8779
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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