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WWUS53 KLOT 111555
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
1055 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
INC089-111630-
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LAKE IN-
1055 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR LAKE
COUNTY...
AT 1055 AM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER HOMEWOOD,
MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. AN ADDITIONAL TORNADO MAY BE DEVELOPING OVER
UNIVERSITY PARK, MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SCHERERVILLE, HIGHLAND, MUNSTER, GRIFFITH, DYER, 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...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 1555Z 280DEG 50KT 4151 8762
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
BORCHARDT
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