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Lockport Police Department
Tuesday March 15th, 2016 :: 10:59 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:45PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL WILL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS... NORTHEASTERN KANKAKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS... SOUTHWESTERN PORTER COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA... LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 1057 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BEECHER... OR NEAR LOWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HAMMOND...MERRILLVILLE...SCHERERVILLE...HOBART...CROWN POINT... HIGHLAND...MUNSTER...GRIFFITH...ST. JOHN...CEDAR LAKE...LOWELL... HEBRON...LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS...BOONE GROVE...DYER... WINFIELD...BEECHER...GRANT PARK...LAKE DALECARLIA AND LYNWOOD. INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES... INDIANA I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 AND 4. INDIANA I-65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 238 AND 255. THIS INCLUDES... PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET...ILLIANA MOTOR SPEEDWAY...AND LAKE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: KANKAKEE ... WILL

Instructions:

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

Address/Location
Lockport Police Department
1212 Farrell Rd
Lockport, IL 60441

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-838-2132

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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