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Special Marine Warning for Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL; Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN; Gary to Burns Harbor IN +2 more

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What is happening

SMWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore Waters from Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor... Nearshore Waters from Calumet Harbor to Michigan City... Open Waters from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City out to Mid Lake... * Until 245 PM CDT. * At 138 PM CDT,...

What the bulletin says to do

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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Bulletin details

SMWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore Waters from Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor... Nearshore Waters from Calumet Harbor to Michigan City... Open Waters from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City out to Mid Lake... * Until 245 PM CDT. * At 138 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located from Evanston to Chicago to Gary, moving east southeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. * Locations impacted include... Calumet Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana Harbor, 31st Street Harbor, Burns Harbor, Marina Shores at Dune Harbor, 59th Street Marina, Hammond Marina, and Jackson Park Harbor.

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    Special Marine Warning issued July 27 at 1:39PM CDT until July 27 at 2:45PM 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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