Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Will County in northeastern Illinois... Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... Northern Newton County in northwestern Indiana... Lake County in northwestern Indiana...

* Until 1030 PM CST.

* At 945 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Peotone, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. The most intense part of this storm is heading toward Beecher. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Schererville, Hobart, Kankakee, Crown Point, Highland, Munster, Park Forest, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Cedar Lake, Steger, Lowell, Manteno, Peotone, Momence, Lake Village and Griffith. Including the following interstates... I-57 between mile markers 302 and 336. Indiana I-80 between mile markers 8 and 15. Indiana I-90 between mile markers 17 and 21. Indiana I-94 near mile marker 16. Indiana I-65 between mile markers 233 and 261. This includes... Indiana University Northwest, Governors State University, Illiana Motor Speedway, Kankakee Community College, Kankakee County Fairgrounds and Speedway, Lake County Fairgrounds, Olivet Nazarine University, and Will County Fairgrounds.

* AFFECTED AREAS: KANKAKEE, IL ... WILL, IL ... LAKE, IN ... NEWTON, IN

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CST for northeastern and east central Illinois...and northwestern Indiana. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CST for northeastern and east central Illinois...and northwestern Indiana.