Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
736 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

ILZ010-011-019-080100-
De Kalb IL-La Salle IL-Lee IL-
736 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN LA SALLE...EAST CENTRAL
LEE AND SOUTHERN DE KALB COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM CDT...

At 735 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Rochelle to near Earlville to Oglesby.
Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
DeKalb, Ottawa, La Salle, Sandwich, Marseilles, Sheridan, Shabbona,
Lake Holiday, Cortland, Oglesby, Seneca, Hinckley, Somonauk,
Earlville, Waterman, North Utica, Maple Park, Serena, Leland,
Naplate, Millington, Dayton, Lee, Harding, and Prairie Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4159 8897 4189 8897 4189 8894 4191 8894
      4196 8860 4134 8859 4127 8860 4128 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 260DEG 35KT 4186 8898 4162 8898 4131 8906

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

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