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

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...

  Nearshore Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Northerly Island...
  Open Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Michigan City out to Mid
Lake...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 408 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ohare
  Airport, or 7 nm west of Wilmette Harbor, moving northeast at 25
  knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in
           structural damage.

* Locations impacted include...
  Wilmette Harbor.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 4246 8702 4236 8700 4200 8766 4208 8768
      4212 8774 4225 8782 4247 8744
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 226DEG 25KT 4203 8783

HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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