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WWUS53 KLOT 111607
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
1107 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
INC089-111630-
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LAKE IN-
1107 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
LAKE COUNTY...
AT 1107 AM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE STRETCHES ACROSS
LAKE COUNTY, AND WAS MOVING EAST AT OVER 75 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADOES AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH.
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, LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS, AND WINFIELD
AROUND 1110 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 4129 8739 4147 8735 4151 8737 4155 8741
4163 8738 4162 8729 4162 8722 4127 8722
TIME...MOT...LOC 1607Z 280DEG 50KT 4142 8729
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
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