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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
143 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

ILZ010-011-019-161915-
De Kalb IL-La Salle IL-Lee IL-
143 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LA SALLE...
SOUTHEASTERN LEE AND SOUTHWESTERN DE KALB COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM
CDT...

At 143 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Sublette to near Mendota
to Granville. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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...
North Utica, Compton, Oglesby, Triumph, West Brooklyn, Prairie
Center, Mendota, Paw Paw, Earlville, Troy Grove, La Salle, Peru, and
Cedar Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
north central Illinois.

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LAT...LON 4173 8920 4173 8886 4127 8892 4124 8916
      4158 8917
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 238DEG 30KT 4173 8916 4148 8918 4126 8925

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

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