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WWUS53 KLOT 092347
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
647 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
ILC103-141-100000-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150410T0000Z/
OGLE IL-LEE IL-
647 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OGLE AND NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES...
AT 646 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
OVER ASHTON...OR 7 MILES WEST OF ROCHELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ROCHELLE AND HILLCREST AROUND 700 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
STEWARD.
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 92 AND 102.
I-88 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 81.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE AND DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO
PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 4207 8910 4187 8894 4182 8894 4183 8927
4195 8931
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 245DEG 34KT 4189 8920
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
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