Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until 1100 PM CDT for Northeastern Illinois
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS... CENTRAL WILL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT
* AT 908 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ROCKDALE TO NEAR ELWOOD TO NEAR WILMINGTON... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... INGALLS PARK AROUND 915 PM CDT. NEW LENOX AND MANHATTAN AROUND 920 PM CDT. MOKENA AROUND 925 PM CDT. ORLAND PARK AND FRANKFORT AROUND 930 PM CDT. TINLEY PARK...MATTESON...UNIVERSITY PARK...OLYMPIA FIELDS...OAK FOREST AND RICHTON PARK AROUND 935 PM CDT. CHICAGO HEIGHTS...PARK FOREST...FLOSSMOOR...HOMEWOOD...COUNTRY CLUB HILLS AND HAZEL CREST AROUND 940 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE ORLAND HILLS...SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS...FRANKFORT SQUARE...PRESTON HEIGHTS AND SYMERTON. INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES... I-55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 234 AND 246. I-57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 329 AND 346. I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 136 AND 153. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS. ...1.00IN WIND...70MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: COOK ... WILL
Instructions:
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
Address/Location
The Village of New Lenox
1 Veterans Pkwy
New Lenox, IL 60451
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-485-2500
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