Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:30PM Friday
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Livingston County in central Illinois... Southern La Salle County in north central Illinois...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 822 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Varna, or 8 miles northeast of Lacon, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Ottawa, Streator, Marseilles, Oglesby, Seneca, Wenona, South Streator, Tonica, Grand Ridge, Cornell, Lostant, Ransom, Rutland, Cedar Point, Kangley, Long Point, Dana and Leonore. Including the following interstates... I-39 between mile markers 41 and 54. I-55 between mile markers 199 and 204. This includes... Illini State Park, Matthiessen State Park, and Starved Rock State Park.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LA SALLE, IL ... LIVINGSTON, 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