Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Will County in northeastern Illinois... Western Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 708 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Dwight, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Manteno, Peotone, Herscher, Limestone, Lakewood Shores, Essex, Bonfield, Buckingham, Cabery and Union Hill. Including the following interstate... I-57 between mile markers 314 and 330. This includes... Kankakee River State Park, Olivet Nazarine University, and Will County Fairgrounds.
* AFFECTED AREAS: KANKAKEE, IL ... WILL, IL
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northeastern and east central Illinois. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northeastern and east central Illinois.
Address/Location
The Village of New Lenox
1 Veterans Pkwy
New Lenox, IL 60451
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-485-2500
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