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WWUS53 KLOT 111542
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
1042 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
ILC031-043-091-197-111615-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-260811T1615Z/
WILL IL-KANKAKEE IL-DUPAGE IL-COOK IL-
1042 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT
FOR WILL...KANKAKEE...DUPAGE AND COOK COUNTIES...
AT 1042 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM SCHAUMBURG TO NEAR NEW LENOX TO NEAR LAKEWOOD SHORES,
MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING EXTENSIVE WIND DAMAGE.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHICAGO, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, SCHAUMBURG, DES PLAINES, ORLAND PARK,
TINLEY PARK, MOUNT PROSPECT, HOFFMAN ESTATES, DOWNERS GROVE,
ELMHURST, CICERO, OAK LAWN, BERWYN, OAK PARK, PARK RIDGE, NILES,
MIDWAY AIRPORT, AUSTIN, BURBANK, KANKAKEE, SKOKIE, CHICAGO
HEIGHTS, IRVING PARK, WEST TOWN, SOUTH LAWNDALE, ROSELAND, CHICAGO
LAWN, ENGLEWOOD, HARVEY, BLUE ISLAND, HAMMOND, EVANSTON, CALUMET
CITY, WEST RIDGE, BRIDGEPORT, LAKE VIEW, CHICAGO LOOP, LINCOLN
PARK, SOUTH SHORE, LANSING AND HOPKINS PARK.
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.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD
WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE CHICAGO METRO. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4206 8767 4189 8761 4190 8760 4185 8761
4173 8752 4101 8753 4099 8825 4207 8826
4207 8824 4215 8824 4215 8776
TIME...MOT...LOC 1542Z 284DEG 53KT 4204 8809 4156 8794 4122 8811
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
BIRK
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