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Lockport Police Department
Tuesday March 15th, 2016 :: 09:56 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until 1100 PM CDT for North Central Illinois

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL LA SALLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHEASTERN KENDALL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS... GRUNDY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS... SOUTHWESTERN WILL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 953 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SENECA... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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... JOLIET...PLAINFIELD...MORRIS...CHANNAHON...MINOOKA...MARSEILLES... SENECA...WILMINGTON...SHOREWOOD...BRAIDWOOD...COAL CITY... DIAMOND...ELWOOD...ROCKDALE...GARDNER...MAZON...BRACEVILLE... LAKEWOOD SHORES...CREST HILL AND GODLEY. INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES... I-55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 227 AND 257. I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 105 AND 131. THIS INCLUDES... CHANNAHON STATE PARK...GEBHARD WOODS STATE PARK...GRUNDY COUNTY SPEEDWAY AND FAIRGROUNDS...JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE...AND WILLIAM G STRATTON STATE PARK. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: GRUNDY ... KENDALL ... LA SALLE ... 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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