Special Weather Statement until 04:15PM 
At 326 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Channahon to near Elwood to near Limestone. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Frankfort Square, Crete, Preston Heights, Bradley, Olympia Fields, Beecher, Kankakee, Limestone, South Chicago Heights, Sauk Village, Rockdale, New Lenox, Richton Park, Hopkins Park, Elwood, Grant Park, Sun River Terrace, Bonfield, Ford Heights, Steger, Manteno, Symerton, Wilton Center, Momence, and Peotone.
* AFFECTED AREAS: KANKAKEE ... SOUTHERN COOK ... NORTHERN WILL ... SOUTHERN WILL ... EASTERN WILL
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northeastern Illinois...and northwestern Indiana.
Address/Location
Shorewood Police Department Illinois
903 W Jefferson St
Shorewood, IL 60404
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-725-1460
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Special Weather Statement
