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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
GRUNDY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
LA SALLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT

* AT 916 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MENDOTA TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
DUNLAP...AND MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
TONICA AND OGLESBY AROUND 925 PM CDT.
OTTAWA AND NAPLATE AROUND 930 PM CDT.
GRAND RIDGE AROUND 935 PM CDT.
MARSEILLES AROUND 940 PM CDT.
STREATOR AND SENECA AROUND 945 PM CDT.
MINOOKA AND MORRIS AROUND 950 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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LAT...LON 4092 8894 4093 8905 4110 8905 4111 8917
4143 8917 4148 8913 4147 8860 4146 8859
4146 8825 4113 8826 4075 8882 4075 8893
TIME...MOT...LOC 0218Z 273DEG 55KT 4147 8897 4094 8959

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...80MPH

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