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Lockport Police Department
Wednesday July 6th, 2016 :: 03:42 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN WILL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS... SOUTHEASTERN COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS... NORTHEASTERN KANKAKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS... PORTER COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA... LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA...

* UNTIL 445 AM CDT

* AT 338 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR HAMMOND TO PARK FOREST TO LAKEWOOD SHORES... MOVING EAST AT 40 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... HAMMOND...GARY...CALUMET CITY...PORTAGE...MERRILLVILLE...VALPARAISO... CHICAGO HEIGHTS...EAST CHICAGO...SCHERERVILLE...HOBART...LANSING... KANKAKEE...CROWN POINT...NEW LENOX...HIGHLAND...MUNSTER...DOLTON...PARK FOREST...MATTESON AND MOKENA. HAIL...<.75IN WIND...70MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: COOK ... 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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