Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Graymont, IL ∙ Diamond, IL ∙ Kinsman, IL ∙ Saunemin, IL ∙ Tonica, IL ∙ Kangley, IL ∙ Cullom, IL ∙ Ransom, IL ∙ Peru, IL ∙ Dwight, IL

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 843 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Livingston County in central Illinois... Southeastern Kendall County in northeastern Illinois... Central La Salle County in north central Illinois... Grundy County in northeastern Illinois... Central Ford County in east central Illinois... * Until 945 PM CDT. * At 843 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Peru to near Washburn to near Pekin, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Ottawa, Streator, Morris, Channahon, Pontiac, Minooka, Peru, La Salle, Braidwood, Coal City, Marseilles, Dwight, Fairbury, Chatsworth, Spring Valley, Oglesby, Diamond, Seneca, Gardner, Gridley, North Utica, Forrest, Flanagan, Wenona, and Odell. 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. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for central, north central, northeastern and east central Illinois. && LAT...LON 4063 8858 4076 8858 4075 8893 4093 8893 4093 8905 4110 8905 4110 8916 4137 8917 4138 8860 4146 8858 4147 8825 4061 8823 TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 287DEG 54KT 4134 8911 4093 8923 4055 8957 TORNADO...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

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