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The Village of New Lenox
Monday August 29th, 2022 :: 01:18 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:00PM

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Will County in northeastern Illinois... Northeastern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... Northern Newton County in northwestern Indiana... Southwestern Porter County in northwestern Indiana... Lake County in northwestern Indiana... Northwestern Jasper County in northwestern Indiana...

* Until 200 PM CDT.

* At 117 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Peotone, moving east at 55 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR BEECHER, PEOTONE, GRANT PARK, AND LOWELL. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

* Locations impacted include... Merrillville, Valparaiso, Schererville, Crown Point, Park Forest, Cedar Lake, Steger, Lowell, Manteno, Peotone, DeMotte, Hebron, Momence, Lake Village, St. John, Crete, University Park, Lakes of the Four Seasons, Monee and Winfield. Including the following interstates... I-57 between mile markers 319 and 337. Indiana I-65 between mile markers 227 and 252. This includes... Governors State University, Lake County Fairgrounds, and Will County Fairgrounds.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Prepare immediately for damaging winds and deadly cloud to ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows. This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm has the potential to cause serious injury and significant property damage. Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm may cause serious injury and significant property damage.

Address/Location
The Village of New Lenox
1 Veterans Pkwy
New Lenox, IL 60451

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-485-2500

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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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