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Grundy County IL Emergency Management Agency
Saturday May 23rd, 2020 :: 02:42 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:30PM

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Kendall County in northeastern Illinois... Northwestern Will County in northeastern Illinois... Northeastern Grundy County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 330 PM CDT.

* At 239 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Yorkville to near Morris, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near, Oswego and Minooka around 255 PM CDT. Channahon around 300 PM CDT. Joliet, Plainfield, Shorewood and Elwood around 305 PM CDT. Naperville and Rockdale around 310 PM CDT. Lockport and Manhattan around 315 PM CDT. Romeoville, New Lenox and Ingalls Park around 320 PM CDT. Bolingbrook, Lemont and Woodridge around 325 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Fairmont, Preston Heights, Crystal Lawns and Crest Hill. Including the following interstates... I-55 between mile markers 241 and 269. I-80 between mile markers 118 and 140. I-355 between mile markers 1 and 7, and near mile marker 11. This includes... University of St. Francis, Channahon State Park, Chicagoland Speedway...Route 66 Raceway, Joliet Junior College, Joliet Slammers Baseball, and Lewis University.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GRUNDY, IL ... KENDALL, IL ... WILL, IL

Instructions:

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.

Address/Location
Grundy County IL Emergency Management Agency
1320 Union St
Morris, IL 60450

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-941-3212

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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

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