Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:30PM
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN WILL AND SOUTH CENTRAL COOK COUNTIES... At 1259 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lockport, moving east at 40 mph. Quarter size hail was reported by a trained spotter in Plainfield with this storm. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Joliet, Bolingbrook, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Romeoville, Plainfield, Lockport, New Lenox, Homer Glen, Alsip, Matteson, Mokena, Frankfort, Lemont, Midlothian, Channahon, Worth, Willow Springs, Ingalls Park and Woodridge. HAIL...1.25IN WIND...<50MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: COOK ... WILL
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Address/Location
Lockport Police Department
1212 Farrell Rd
Lockport, IL 60441
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-838-2132
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP LOCKPORTPD followed by your message, to 888777
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