Full Notification

SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lake County in northeastern Illinois... Southeastern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois... Northern DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... Northern Cook County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 1030 PM CDT.

* At 928 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from McCullom Lake to Gilberts to near Sycamore, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Elgin, Hoffman Estates, Bartlett, Streamwood, Algonquin, Round Lake Beach, Lake Zurich, Round Lake, Wauconda, and Fox Lake around 935 PM CDT. Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Palatine, Hanover Park, Gurnee, Mundelein, West Chicago, Vernon Hills, Grayslake, and Libertyville around 940 PM CDT. Waukegan, Mount Prospect, Buffalo Grove, Carol Stream, Wheeling, Elk Grove Village, St. Charles, North Chicago, Lake Forest, and Roselle around 945 PM CDT.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COOK, IL ... DUPAGE, IL ... LAKE, IL ... MCHENRY, IL

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. Prepare immediately for damaging winds and deadly cloud to ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for northeastern Illinois.