Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Livingston County in central Illinois... Southeastern La Salle County in north central Illinois... Grundy County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 545 PM CST.
* At 434 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Ottawa to near Minonk to near Minier, moving east at 40 mph. These storms have a history of producing wind damage. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Ottawa, Streator, Morris, Channahon, Pontiac, Minooka, Coal City, Marseilles, Dwight, Diamond, Seneca, Chenoa, Gardner, Gridley, Flanagan, Odell, Mazon, South Streator, Braceville and Grand Ridge. Including the following interstates... I-55 between mile markers 188 and 232. I-80 between mile markers 88 and 120. This includes... Gebhard Woods State Park, Grundy County Speedway and Fairgrounds, Illini State Park, and William G Stratton State Park.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LA SALLE, IL ... LIVINGSTON, IL ... GRUNDY, IL
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for central, north central and northeastern Illinois. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Grundy County IL Emergency Management Agency
1320 Union St
Morris, IL 60450
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-941-3212
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