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WWUS53 KLOT 180237
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
937 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC063-091-093-105-197-180315-
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KENDALL IL-LIVINGSTON IL-WILL IL-GRUNDY IL-KANKAKEE IL-
937 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KENDALL...NORTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON...SOUTHWESTERN WILL...
GRUNDY AND WESTERN KANKAKEE COUNTIES...
AT 937 PM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SENECA TO DWIGHT TO SAUNEMIN, 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...
MORRIS, GARDNER, AND MAZON AROUND 940 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE
BRAIDWOOD, COAL CITY, DIAMOND, BRACEVILLE, CHANNAHON, MINOOKA,
WILMINGTON, HERSCHER, LAKEWOOD SHORES, JOLIET, ELWOOD, LIMESTONE,
CHEBANSE, KANKAKEE, BOURBONNAIS AND MANHATTAN.
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 4092 8841 4111 8841 4146 8860 4147 8795
4100 8787 4099 8825 4098 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 248DEG 47KT 4132 8853 4110 8841 4090 8840
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
KLUBER
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