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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
923 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN KENDALL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHWESTERN WILL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
GRUNDY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
WESTERN KANKAKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT.
* AT 923 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SENECA TO NEAR ODELL
TO NEAR PONTIAC, MOVING EAST AT 55 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...
DWIGHT, ODELL, AND MAZON AROUND 930 PM CDT.
GARDNER AROUND 935 PM CDT.
MORRIS, COAL CITY, DIAMOND, AND BRACEVILLE AROUND 940 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE
CHANNAHON, BRAIDWOOD, WILMINGTON, HERSCHER, LAKEWOOD SHORES, ELWOOD,
LIMESTONE, KANKAKEE, BOURBONNAIS, MANHATTAN AND CHEBANSE.
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 4086 8859 4146 8860 4147 8795 4100 8787
4099 8825 4098 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 251DEG 47KT 4123 8867 4104 8860 4084 8861
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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