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WWUS53 KLOT 180146
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
846 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC111-180155-
/O.CAN.KLOT.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-260418T0215Z/
MCHENRY IL-
846 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCHENRY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
ILLINOIS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4233 8783 4231 8782 4230 8783 4227 8783
4221 8780 4217 8820 4235 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 259DEG 33KT 4221 8813
ILC097-180215-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-260418T0215Z/
LAKE IL-
846 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
LAKE COUNTY...
AT 845 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LAKE BARRINGTON, OR OVER LAKE ZURICH, MOVING EAST AT
40 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.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BUFFALO GROVE, MUNDELEIN, VERNON HILLS, LAKE ZURICH, WAUCONDA,
LONG GROVE, HAWTHORN WOODS, KILDEER, AND FOREST LAKE AROUND 850 PM
CDT.
LIBERTYVILLE AND LINCOLNSHIRE AROUND 855 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
NORTH CHICAGO, LAKE FOREST, LAKE BLUFF, GREEN OAKS, BANNOCKBURN,
HIGHLAND PARK AND HIGHWOOD.
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 4233 8783 4231 8782 4230 8783 4227 8783
4221 8780 4217 8820 4235 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 259DEG 33KT 4221 8813
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
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