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WWUS53 KLOT 120147
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
847 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2026
INC089-120200-
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LAKE IN-
847 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY...
AT 846 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF OGDEN DUNES TO NEAR EAST CHICAGO
TO LANSING, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA!
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAMMOND, GARY, PORTAGE, EAST CHICAGO, HOBART, HIGHLAND, MUNSTER,
GRIFFITH, LAKE STATION, WHITING, AND NEW CHICAGO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
INDIANA.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
LAT...LON 4153 8752 4171 8752 4167 8747 4168 8746
4167 8744 4168 8743 4167 8742 4165 8744
4164 8742 4162 8729 4162 8722 4154 8722
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 270DEG 50KT 4178 8729 4166 8739 4157 8755
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
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