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WWUS53 KLOT 111601
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
1101 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
INC089-111630-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0074.000000T0000Z-260811T1630Z/
LAKE IN-
1101 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR LAKE
COUNTY...
AT 1100 AM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 100
MPH WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. JOHN, OR NEAR CROWN POINT, MOVING EAST AT
70 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADOES AND 100 MPH WIND GUSTS. ONE TORNADO IS LIKELY
MOVING THROUGH LANSING. ANOTHER IS LIKELY MOVING THROUGH
ST. JOHN.
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...
MERRILLVILLE, HOBART, CROWN POINT, LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS, AND
WINFIELD AROUND 1105 AM CDT.
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 1600Z 265DEG 70KT 4144 8742
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
BORCHARDT
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