Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:00PM
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Will County in northeastern Illinois... Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Northern Lake County in northwestern Indiana...
* Until 200 PM CDT.
* At 126 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from East Chicago to Ford Heights to near Beecher, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Hammond, Gary, Calumet City, Merrillville, Chicago Heights, East Chicago, Schererville, Hobart, Lansing, Crown Point, Harvey, Highland, Munster, Dolton, Park Forest, Homewood, Matteson, Steger, Peotone and South Holland. This includes... Indiana University Northwest, Purdue University Northwest Hammond, Governors State University, Illiana Motor Speedway, Prairie State College, and South Shore Rail Cats Baseball.
* AFFECTED AREAS: COOK, IL ... WILL, IL ... LAKE, IN
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for northeastern Illinois...and northwestern Indiana. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Village of Beecher
625 Dixie Hwy
Beecher, IL 60401
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 708-946-2261
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