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WWUS53 KLOT 180345
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
1045 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC031-197-180355-
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WILL IL-COOK IL-
1045 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WILL AND SOUTHEASTERN COOK
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4142 8740 4156 8750 4163 8738 4162 8732
4162 8722 4145 8722
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 244DEG 48KT 4152 8742 4146 8732
INC089-180400-
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LAKE IN-
1045 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
LAKE COUNTY...
AT 1045 PM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM GRIFFITH TO MERRILLVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
GARY, PORTAGE, MERRILLVILLE, HOBART, LAKE STATION, AND NEW CHICAGO
AROUND 1050 PM CDT.
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 4142 8740 4156 8750 4163 8738 4162 8732
4162 8722 4145 8722
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 244DEG 48KT 4152 8742 4146 8732
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
BIRK
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