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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
941 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

ILZ023-106-107-030300-
Southern Will IL-Kankakee IL-Northern Will IL-
941 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL WILL AND NORTH CENTRAL
KANKAKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM CDT...

At 940 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Homer Glen to 6 miles south of Manhattan
to near Limestone. Movement was northeast at 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.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Joliet, Orland Park, Lockport, New Lenox, Homer Glen, Mokena,
  Frankfort, Manhattan, and Ingalls Park around 945 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Symerton, Wilton
Center, and Bonfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4147 8791 4135 8790 4119 8793 4114 8808
      4162 8803 4164 8798 4164 8791 4156 8791
      4156 8790 4147 8789
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 233DEG 19KT 4160 8798 4134 8801 4116 8804

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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