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WWUS53 KLOT 120032
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
732 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2026
INC089-120100-
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LAKE IN-
732 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTY...
AT 731 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NORTH OF MERRILLVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES,
BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MERRILLVILLE, HOBART, LAKE STATION, AND NEW CHICAGO AROUND
735 PM CDT.
PORTAGE AROUND 740 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A LARGE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE, 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 4148 8722 4148 8738 4154 8738 4162 8727
4162 8722
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 240DEG 21KT 4151 8734
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
KLUBER
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