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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
747 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

ILZ105-108-INZ001-050115-
Eastern Will IL-Southern Cook IL-Lake IN-
747 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL WILL...SOUTHEASTERN
COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM CDT...

At 747 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near East Chicago to Schererville to near
Beecher. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Hammond, Gary, Calumet City, Portage, Merrillville, East Chicago,
Schererville, Hobart, Lansing, Crown Point, Highland, Munster, Cedar
Lake, Steger, Griffith, Dyer, St. John, Lake Station, Sauk Village,
Lynwood, Crete, Lakes of the Four Seasons, Whiting, Winfield, and
Beecher.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4132 8765 4165 8754 4165 8753 4171 8752
      4170 8751 4167 8747 4168 8746 4167 8744
      4168 8743 4167 8742 4165 8744 4164 8742
      4162 8729 4162 8722 4133 8722
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 258DEG 25KT 4168 8740 4151 8744 4135 8754

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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