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City of Ottawa IL
Friday July 14th, 2023 :: 07:42 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM Friday

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern La Salle County in north central Illinois... Southeastern Lee County in north central Illinois... Southern De Kalb County in north central Illinois...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 740 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sublette, or near Mendota, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 730 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported tree damage in southwestern Lee county with this storm! IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Sandwich, Mendota, Sheridan, Shabbona, Lake Holiday, Hinckley, Somonauk, Earlville, Waterman, Serena, Leland, Paw Paw, Millington, Lee, Compton, Troy Grove, West Brooklyn, Triumph, Harding and Prairie Center. Including the following interstate... I-39 between mile markers 65 and 89. This includes... Sandwich Fairgrounds and Tri-County Fairgrounds.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DE KALB, IL ... LA SALLE, IL ... LEE, 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

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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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