Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cook, IL; DuPage, IL
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What is happening
At 125 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Winnetka to Des Plaines to West Chicago, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees....
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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Bulletin details
At 125 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Winnetka to Des Plaines to West Chicago, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Chicago, Cicero, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines, Berwyn, Mount Prospect, Wheaton, Hoffman Estates, Oak Park, Glenview, Elmhurst, Lombard, Buffalo Grove, Bartlett, Ohare Airport, Streamwood, Carol Stream, Hanover Park, Wheeling, Park Ridge, and Addison.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 1:25PM CDT until August 9 at 2:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Official revision - Alert
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 1:03PM CDT until August 9 at 2:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Chicago IL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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