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WWUS53 KLOT 180143
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
843 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC097-180200-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-260418T0200Z/
LAKE IL-
843 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
LAKE COUNTY...
AT 843 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ZION TO MCHENRY, 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAUKEGAN, NORTH CHICAGO, GURNEE, ROUND LAKE BEACH, ZION, GRAYSLAKE,
ROUND LAKE, ANTIOCH, FOX LAKE, LAKE VILLA, LINDENHURST, BEACH PARK,
GAGES LAKE, PARK CITY, ROUND LAKE PARK, WINTHROP HARBOR, GRANDWOOD
PARK, WADSWORTH, LONG LAKE, PISTAKEE HIGHLANDS, VOLO, VENETIAN
VILLAGE, CHANNEL LAKE, LAKE CATHERINE, AND THIRD LAKE.
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 4246 8780 4239 8781 4236 8781
4236 8782 4237 8782 4233 8783 4235 8820
4250 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 251DEG 43KT 4245 8782 4232 8827
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
KLUBER
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