Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:30PM
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... La Salle County in north central Illinois... Grundy County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 230 PM CDT.
* At 1253 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bradford to Toluca, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Ottawa, Streator, Morris, Channahon, Minooka, Peru, La Salle, Braidwood, Coal City, Marseilles, Dwight, Spring Valley, Oglesby, Diamond, Seneca, Gardner, North Utica, Mazon, Braceville and Tonica. Including the following interstates... I-39 between mile markers 41 and 65. I-55 between mile markers 220 and 233. I-80 between mile markers 73 and 120. This includes... Buffalo Rock State Park, Gebhard Woods State Park, Grundy County Speedway and Fairgrounds, Illini State Park, Illinois Valley Community College, Matthiessen State Park, Starved Rock State Park, and William G Stratton State Park.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GRUNDY, IL ... LA SALLE, IL
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
City of Ottawa IL
301 W Lafayette St
Ottawa, IL 61350
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-433-2131
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP OTTAWAIL followed by your message, to 888777
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