242  
WWUS53 KLOT 211942  
SVSLOT  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE  
242 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
ILC007-037-111-212000-  
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0257.000000T0000Z-260821T2000Z/  
DE KALB IL-MCHENRY IL-BOONE IL-  
242 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT  
FOR NORTHERN DE KALB...SOUTHWESTERN MCHENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN BOONE  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 241 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER KIRKLAND, OR  
NEAR GENOA, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
DEKALB, SYCAMORE, GENOA, CORTLAND, KIRKLAND, MAPLE PARK, AND  
KINGSTON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE  
WEATHER INCLUDING LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE  
SHELTER, SUCH AS AN INTERIOR ROOM, A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4222 8858 4215 8858 4215 8859 4207 8859  
4206 8860 4190 8860 4202 8889 4216 8889  
4222 8870  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 309DEG 18KT 4208 8881  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
RC  
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