Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
652 WHUS53 KLOT 072115 SMWLOT LMZ740-777-072200- /O.NEW.KLOT.MA.W.0019.240507T2115Z-240507T2200Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 415 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 Wilmette Harbor... Open Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor out to Mid Lake... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 415 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Waukegan 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... Winthrop Harbor and Waukegan 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 4247 8743 4225 8782 4230 8783 4231 8782 4233 8782 4233 8783 4237 8783 4237 8782 4236 8782 4238 8781 4239 8780 4248 8780 TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 226DEG 25KT 4235 8781 HAIL...>.75IN WIND...>34KTS $$ Yack