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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHWESTERN BOONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN OGLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 608 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BYRON...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF OREGON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ROCKFORD AIRPORT AROUND 620 PM CDT.
CHERRY VALLEY AROUND 635 PM CDT.
LOVES PARK AROUND 640 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE NEW
MILLFORD AND DAVIS JUNCTION.

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 111 AND 123.
I-90 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND 63.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4203 8926 4211 8934 4217 8927 4233 8902
4213 8883
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 233DEG 36KT 4210 8923

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

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