* * * * TORNADO WARNING - EAS ACTIVATION * * * * THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... LEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 500 PM CDT * AT 426 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF WALTON...AND MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... WALTON AND AMBOY AROUND 435 PM CDT. FRANKLIN GROVE AROUND 440 PM CDT. ASHTON AROUND 445 PM CDT. I-88 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 74. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4183 8945 4187 8929 4189 8913 4189 8909 4173 8901 4165 8960 4173 8964 4174 8963 TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 252DEG 58KT 4171 8950 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:30:32 +0000
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