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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Sun 05/26/2024 07:10 PM EDT

End Time

Sun 05/26/2024 08:30 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

2 mi NE of Union, IL

Storm Motion

Moving E at 32 mph

Impacts

High impact

Tornadopossible
Hail threatradar indicated
Max hail size0.75 in
Wind threatradar indicated
Max wind gust60 mph

Locations Affected

Waukegan, IL ∙ Lilymoor, IL ∙ Lake Forest, IL ∙ Aptakisic, IL ∙ Lakewood, IL ∙ Lotus Woods, IL ∙ Loon Lake, IL ∙ Gurnee, IL ∙ Ingleside, IL ∙ Ivanhoe, IL

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 610 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024 The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lake County in northeastern Illinois... McHenry County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 610 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hebron to near Marengo, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Crystal Lake, North Chicago, Gurnee, Mundelein, Algonquin, Highland Park, Lake in the Hills, Round Lake Beach, McHenry, Vernon Hills, Woodstock, Zion, Huntley, Grayslake, Libertyville, Lake Zurich, Lake Forest, Round Lake, Antioch, Wauconda, Fox Lake, Barrington, and Lake Villa. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4249 8780 4238 8781 4236 8782 4237 8782 4233 8783 4233 8782 4231 8782 4230 8783 4229 8783 4221 8780 4216 8777 4215 8859 4250 8843 TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 266DEG 28KT 4248 8838 4223 8850 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH