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WWUS53 KLOT 121442
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
942 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
ILC031-043-091-197-121545-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0253.000000T0000Z-260812T1545Z/
WILL IL-KANKAKEE IL-DUPAGE IL-COOK IL-
942 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT
FOR WILL...NORTHERN KANKAKEE...DUPAGE AND COOK COUNTIES...
AT 941 AM CDT, A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM AURORA
TO SHOREWOOD TO COAL CITY, AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 45 TO 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN WILL
COUNTY WITH THIS STORM.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHICAGO, AURORA, JOLIET, NAPERVILLE, CICERO, EVANSTON, BOLINGBROOK,
SKOKIE, ORLAND PARK, TINLEY PARK, OAK LAWN, BERWYN, WHEATON, OAK
PARK, DOWNERS GROVE, ELMHURST, LOMBARD, OHARE AIRPORT, CAROL STREAM,
ROMEOVILLE, PLAINFIELD, PARK RIDGE, CALUMET CITY, ADDISON, AND
GLENDALE HEIGHTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY, IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE
OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE, SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 4120 8824 4190 8826 4204 8767 4190 8762
4190 8760 4183 8760 4172 8753 4116 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1441Z 265DEG 44KT 4158 8816
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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