Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Kendall County in northeastern Illinois... Northwestern Will County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1044 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located near Yorkville, moving east at 65 mph. THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR KENDALL AND NORTHWEST WILL COUNTIES. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts. 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... Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Plainfield, Woodridge, Oswego, Lockport, Yorkville, Channahon, Minooka, Plano, Crest Hill, Shorewood, Ingalls Park, Preston Heights, Fairmont, Rockdale and Crystal Lawns. Including the following interstates... I-55 between mile markers 250 and 269. I-80 between mile markers 124 and 136. I-355 between mile markers 10 and 14. This includes... University of St. Francis, Chicagoland Speedway... Route 66 Raceway, Joliet Junior College, Joliet Slammers Baseball, and Lewis University.

* AFFECTED AREAS: KENDALL, IL ... WILL, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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.