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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN AND CENTRAL OGLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 719 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR POLO TO NEAR DIXON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR 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...
MOUNT MORRIS AROUND 725 PM CDT.
OREGON AND FRANKLIN GROVE AROUND 730 PM CDT.
BYRON AND ASHTON AROUND 740 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE NELSON
AND LEAF RIVER.

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...

I-88 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 46 AND 62...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65
AND 69.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

LAT...LON 4220 8925 4220 8920 4187 8917 4172 8961
4199 8963
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 233DEG 44KT 4199 8952 4181 8953

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...80MPH

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