Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Will County in northeastern Illinois... Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... North central Ford County in east central Illinois... Iroquois County in east central Illinois... Newton County in northwestern Indiana... Benton County in northwestern Indiana... Southern Porter County in northwestern Indiana... Southern Lake County in northwestern Indiana... Jasper County in northwestern Indiana...

* Until 315 AM CDT/415 AM EDT/.

* At 154 AM CDT/254 AM EDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles north of Cullom to Clifton to 6 miles west of Watseka to near Rankin, moving northeast at 70 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Localized wind gusts to 80 mph will be possible with these storms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Merrillville, Schererville, Kankakee, Crown Point, Park Forest, Bourbonnais, Bradley, St. John, Cedar Lake, Steger, Lowell, Manteno, University Park, Rensselaer, Watseka, Peotone, De Motte, Hebron, Momence and Fowler. Including the following interstates... I-57 between mile markers 297 and 336. Indiana I-65 between mile markers 200 and 251. This includes... Governors State University, Kankakee Community College, Kankakee County Fairgrounds and Speedway, Kankakee River State Park, Lake County Fairgrounds, Olivet Nazarine University, US 41 Dragway, and Will County Fairgrounds.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FORD, IL ... BENTON, IN ... NEWTON, IN ... LAKE, IN ... IROQUOIS, IL ... JASPER, IN ... KANKAKEE, IL ... WILL, IL ... PORTER, IN

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT/600 AM EDT/ for central, northeastern and east central Illinois...and northwestern Indiana. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.