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WWUS53 KLOT 042142
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
442 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026
INC089-042215-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-260704T2215Z/
LAKE IN-
442 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY...
AT 442 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HIGHLAND,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAMMOND, GARY, PORTAGE, MERRILLVILLE, EAST CHICAGO, SCHERERVILLE,
HOBART, CROWN POINT, HIGHLAND, MUNSTER, GRIFFITH, DYER, ST. JOHN,
LAKE STATION, WHITING, AND NEW CHICAGO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 4142 8742 4142 8752 4171 8752 4167 8747
4168 8746 4167 8744 4168 8743 4167 8742
4165 8744 4164 8742 4162 8729 4162 8722
4146 8722
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 239DEG 27KT 4155 8743
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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