Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
147 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...

  Nearshore Waters from Wilmette Harbor to Calumet Harbor...
  Nearshore Waters from Calumet Harbor to Burns Harbor...
  Open Waters from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City out to Mid
Lake...

* Until 315 PM CDT.

* At 147 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 nm south of Midway Airport to 6 nm southwest of
  Joliet, moving northeast at 35 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 50 knots and large hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high
           winds and hail. Small craft could capsize in suddenly
           higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Harrison-Dever Crib, 31st Street Harbor, Monroe Harbor, Calumet
  Harbor, Indiana Harbor, Montrose Harbor, Burnham Harbor, Hammond
  Marina, Jackson Park Harbor, Belmont Harbor, Marina Shores at Dune
  Harbor, and 59th Street Marina.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northeastern
Illinois...northwestern Indiana...and the adjacent waters of Lake
Michigan.

&&

LAT...LON 4162 8733 4164 8742 4165 8744 4167 8742
      4169 8750 4179 8758 4178 8758 4189 8762
      4189 8760 4190 8762 4207 8768 4211 8760
      4212 8700 4173 8714 4172 8718 4168 8716
      4163 8718 4162 8732 4161 8733
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 223DEG 36KT 4165 8773 4143 8819

HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...50KTS

$$

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