752  
WFUS53 KLOT 111545  
TORLOT  
INC089-111630-  
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.W.0074.260811T1545Z-260811T1630Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE  
1045 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA...  
 
* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT.  
 
* AT 1045 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH  
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WERE LOCATED OVER  
FRANKFORT SQUARE, OR OVER FRANKFORT, MOVING EAST 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...  
MUNSTER AND DYER AROUND 1055 AM CDT.  
SCHERERVILLE, HIGHLAND, GRIFFITH, AND ST. JOHN AROUND 1100 AM CDT.  
MERRILLVILLE AND CROWN POINT AROUND 1105 AM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
HOBART, WINFIELD AND LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS.  
 
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.  
 
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND  
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE  
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4130 8753 4171 8752 4170 8751 4167 8747  
4167 8744 4168 8743 4167 8742 4165 8744  
4164 8742 4162 8729 4162 8722 4127 8722  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1545Z 280DEG 50KT 4153 8781  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
BORCHARDT  
 
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