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WWUS53 KLOT 111618 RRA
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
1118 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
INC073-111-127-111700-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0245.000000T0000Z-260811T1700Z/
NEWTON IN-PORTER IN-JASPER IN-
1118 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NEWTON...PORTER AND JASPER COUNTIES...
AT 1115 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM OGDEN DUNES TO PORTAGE TO NEAR LAKES OF THE FOUR
SEASONS TO NEAR HEBRON TO NEAR ROSELAWN, MOVING EAST AT 75 MPH.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS PRODUCING MEASURED WINDS GUSTS OVER 100
MPH, PARTICULARLY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTER, INCLUDING PORTAGE, OGDEN
DUNES, DUNE ACRES, CHESTERTON AND AREAS NEARBY.
HAZARD...100 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND
BUSINESSES. EXPECT EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
VALPARAISO, CHESTERTON, DEMOTTE, WHEATFIELD, PORTER, KOUTS, BURNS
HARBOR, AND BEVERLY SHORES AROUND 1120 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE FAIR
OAKS, PARR, DUNNS BRIDGE, BOONE GROVE, BAILEYS CORNER, MALDEN, DUNE
ACRES, STOUTSBURG, WHEELER, AND COLLEGEVILLE.
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 AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
LAT...LON 4091 8699 4084 8699 4084 8707 4095 8729
4121 8729 4124 8722 4162 8722 4171 8693
4091 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1615Z 277DEG 64KT 4163 8716 4157 8716 4144 8714 4127
8719 4107 8735
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...100 MPH
BIRK
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