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City of Ottawa IL
Tuesday February 28th, 2017 :: 04:16 p.m. CST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern La Salle County in north central Illinois...

* Until 500 PM CST

* At 413 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bureau Junction, or over Hennepin, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Ottawa, Peru, Oglesby, La Salle, Utica, North Utica, Tonica, Grand Ridge, Naplate, Cedar Point and Troy Grove. Including the following interstates... I-39 between mile markers 49 and 69. I-80 between mile markers 73 and 91. This includes... Buffalo Rock State Park, Illinois Valley Community College, Matthiessen State Park, and Starved Rock State Park. A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for north central Illinois. TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...1.25IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: LA SALLE

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
City of Ottawa IL
301 W Lafayette St
Ottawa, IL 61350

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-433-2131

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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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