Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
905 WWUS83 KLOT 282215 SPSLOT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 515 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024 INZ001-002-282300- Porter IN-Lake IN- 515 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL PORTER AND NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT... At 514 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near South Haven to Steger. Movement was east southeast at 10 to 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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, Valparaiso, East Chicago, Schererville, Hobart, Lansing, Crown Point, Highland, Munster, Chesterton, Griffith, Dyer, St. John, Lake Station, Lynwood, South Haven, Whiting, Porter, Winfield, New Chicago, and Burns Harbor. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4143 8693 4143 8753 4166 8753 4171 8752 4170 8751 4167 8747 4167 8744 4168 8743 4167 8742 4165 8744 4163 8736 4162 8729 4162 8725 4163 8716 4165 8713 4161 8693 TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 288DEG 11KT 4152 8715 4149 8764 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ RC