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Lockport Police Department
Tuesday February 28th, 2017 :: 07:46 p.m. CST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30PM

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Will County in northeastern Illinois... Northeastern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 830 PM CST

* At 745 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Channahon, moving east at 45 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, Tinley Park, Chicago Heights, Lansing, New Lenox, Park Forest, Matteson, Mokena, Frankfort, Channahon, Minooka, Steger, Flossmoor, Lynwood, Glenwood, University Park, Olympia Fields, Peotone, Wilmington and Homewood. Including the following interstates... I-55 between mile markers 235 and 248. I-57 between mile markers 325 and 343. This includes... Channahon State Park, Chicagoland Speedway Route 66 Raceway, Governors State University, Prairie State College, and Will County Fairgrounds. A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for northeastern Illinois. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH

* 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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