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WWUS53 KLOT 180330
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
INC007-073-089-111-127-180415-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-260418T0415Z/
NEWTON IN-BENTON IN-PORTER IN-LAKE IN-JASPER IN-
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM
CDT/1215 AM EDT/ FOR NEWTON...BENTON...PORTER...LAKE AND JASPER
COUNTIES...
AT 1030 PM CDT/1130 PM EDT/, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CRETE TO NEAR HOPKINS PARK TO NEAR EARL
PARK, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS HAS A HISTORY
OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAMMOND, GARY, PORTAGE, MERRILLVILLE, VALPARAISO, EAST CHICAGO,
SCHERERVILLE, HOBART, CROWN POINT, HIGHLAND, MUNSTER, CHESTERTON,
CEDAR LAKE, LOWELL, RENSSELAER, DEMOTTE, HEBRON, FOWLER, KENTLAND,
OTTERBEIN, REMINGTON, MOROCCO, WHEATFIELD, LAKE VILLAGE, AND
GRIFFITH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT/MIDNIGHT EDT/ FOR
EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND NORTHWESTERN INDIANA.
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 4091 8699 4084 8699 4084 8710 4048 8709
4048 8753 4171 8752 4167 8747 4168 8743
4164 8743 4162 8728 4163 8716 4171 8693
4091 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0330Z 241DEG 48KT 4144 8756 4103 8753 4065 8743
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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