Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Will County in northeastern Illinois... Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Northwestern Lake County in northwestern Indiana...

* Until 330 PM CDT.

* At 211 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 miles northeast of Highland Park to near Shorewood, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Elgin, Cicero, Hammond, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Bolingbrook, Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, Mount Prospect and Wheaton. Including the following interstates... I-55 between mile markers 236 and 294. I-57 between mile markers 303 and 358. I-80 between mile markers 125 and 155. I-88 between mile markers 122 and 140. I-90 near mile marker 22. I-94 between mile markers 31 and 74. I-290 between mile markers 1 and 29. I-294 between mile markers 31 and 74. I-355 between mile markers 1 and 30. Indiana I-90 between mile markers 1 and 2.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DUPAGE, IL ... LAKE, IN ... COOK, IL ... KANKAKEE, IL ... WILL, IL

Instructions:

This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread wind damage across northern Illnois. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover.