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2025 [KLOT] CHICAGO Tornado (TO) Watch (A) Number 71

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640 
WWUS63 KLOT 301814
WCNLOT

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 71
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
114 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025

ILC031-043-053-063-075-089-091-093-105-197-INC007-073-089-111-127-
310000-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.A.0071.250330T1815Z-250331T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 71 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

LIVINGSTON            

IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

FORD                  IROQUOIS              

IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS

COOK                  DUPAGE                GRUNDY               
KANE                  KANKAKEE              KENDALL              
WILL                  

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST INDIANA

BENTON                JASPER                LAKE IN              
NEWTON                PORTER                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AURORA, BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS, 
CAROL STREAM, CHESTERTON, CHICAGO, COAL CITY, DEMOTTE, 
DOWNERS GROVE, DWIGHT, ELGIN, EVANSTON, FAIRBURY, FOWLER, GARY, 
GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, HAMMOND, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, KENTLAND, LEMONT,
LOMBARD, MERRILLVILLE, MINOOKA, MOROCCO, MORRIS, NAPERVILLE, 
OAK LAWN, ORLAND PARK, OSWEGO, OXFORD, PARK FOREST, PAXTON, 
PLANO, PONTIAC, PORTAGE, RENSSELAER, ROSELAWN, SCHAUMBURG, 
VALPARAISO, WATSEKA, WHEATON, WILMINGTON, AND YORKVILLE.

$$

LMZ740>745-779-310000-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.A.0071.250330T1815Z-250331T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 71 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL       
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL      
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL       
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN                
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN                     
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN            
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE      

$$

396 
WWUS63 KLOT 302008
WCNLOT

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 71
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
308 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025

ILC031-043-053-063-075-089-091-093-105-197-302115-
/O.CAN.KLOT.TO.A.0071.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 71 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS CANCELS 10 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

LIVINGSTON            

IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

FORD                  IROQUOIS              

IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS

COOK                  DUPAGE                GRUNDY               
KANE                  KANKAKEE              KENDALL              
WILL                  

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AURORA, BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS, 
CAROL STREAM, CHICAGO, COAL CITY, DOWNERS GROVE, DWIGHT, ELGIN, 
EVANSTON, FAIRBURY, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, 
LEMONT, LOMBARD, MINOOKA, MORRIS, NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, 
ORLAND PARK, OSWEGO, PARK FOREST, PAXTON, PLANO, PONTIAC, 
SCHAUMBURG, WATSEKA, WHEATON, WILMINGTON, AND YORKVILLE.

$$

LMZ740>742-302115-
/O.CAN.KLOT.TO.A.0071.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 71 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS CANCELS THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL       
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL      
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL       

$$

INC007-073-089-111-127-310000-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.A.0071.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/

TORNADO WATCH 71 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST INDIANA

BENTON                JASPER                LAKE IN              
NEWTON                PORTER                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHESTERTON, DEMOTTE, FOWLER, GARY, 
HAMMOND, KENTLAND, MERRILLVILLE, MOROCCO, OXFORD, PORTAGE, 
RENSSELAER, ROSELAWN, AND VALPARAISO.

$$

LMZ743>745-779-310000-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.A.0071.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/

TORNADO WATCH 71 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN                
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN                     
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN            
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE      

$$

556 
WWUS63 KLOT 302051
WCNLOT

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 71
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
351 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025

INC007-073-089-111-127-302200-
/O.CAN.KLOT.TO.A.0071.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 71 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS CANCELS 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST INDIANA

BENTON                JASPER                LAKE IN              
NEWTON                PORTER                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHESTERTON, DEMOTTE, FOWLER, GARY, 
HAMMOND, KENTLAND, MERRILLVILLE, MOROCCO, OXFORD, PORTAGE, 
RENSSELAER, ROSELAWN, AND VALPARAISO.

$$

LMZ743>745-779-302200-
/O.CAN.KLOT.TO.A.0071.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 71 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS CANCELS THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN                
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN                     
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN            
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE      

$$
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640 
WWUS63 KLOT 301814
WCNLOT

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 71
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
114 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025

ILC031-043-053-063-075-089-091-093-105-197-INC007-073-089-111-127-
310000-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.A.0071.250330T1815Z-250331T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 71 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

LIVINGSTON            

IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

FORD                  IROQUOIS              

IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS

COOK                  DUPAGE                GRUNDY               
KANE                  KANKAKEE              KENDALL              
WILL                  

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST INDIANA

BENTON                JASPER                LAKE IN              
NEWTON                PORTER                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AURORA, BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS, 
CAROL STREAM, CHESTERTON, CHICAGO, COAL CITY, DEMOTTE, 
DOWNERS GROVE, DWIGHT, ELGIN, EVANSTON, FAIRBURY, FOWLER, GARY, 
GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, HAMMOND, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, KENTLAND, LEMONT,
LOMBARD, MERRILLVILLE, MINOOKA, MOROCCO, MORRIS, NAPERVILLE, 
OAK LAWN, ORLAND PARK, OSWEGO, OXFORD, PARK FOREST, PAXTON, 
PLANO, PONTIAC, PORTAGE, RENSSELAER, ROSELAWN, SCHAUMBURG, 
VALPARAISO, WATSEKA, WHEATON, WILMINGTON, AND YORKVILLE.

$$

LMZ740>745-779-310000-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.A.0071.250330T1815Z-250331T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 71 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL       
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL      
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL       
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN                
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN                     
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN            
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE      

$$
Permalink to 202503302008-KLOT-WWUS63-WCNLOT
396 
WWUS63 KLOT 302008
WCNLOT

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 71
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
308 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025

ILC031-043-053-063-075-089-091-093-105-197-302115-
/O.CAN.KLOT.TO.A.0071.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 71 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS CANCELS 10 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

LIVINGSTON            

IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

FORD                  IROQUOIS              

IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS

COOK                  DUPAGE                GRUNDY               
KANE                  KANKAKEE              KENDALL              
WILL                  

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AURORA, BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS, 
CAROL STREAM, CHICAGO, COAL CITY, DOWNERS GROVE, DWIGHT, ELGIN, 
EVANSTON, FAIRBURY, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, 
LEMONT, LOMBARD, MINOOKA, MORRIS, NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, 
ORLAND PARK, OSWEGO, PARK FOREST, PAXTON, PLANO, PONTIAC, 
SCHAUMBURG, WATSEKA, WHEATON, WILMINGTON, AND YORKVILLE.

$$

LMZ740>742-302115-
/O.CAN.KLOT.TO.A.0071.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 71 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS CANCELS THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL       
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL      
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL       

$$

INC007-073-089-111-127-310000-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.A.0071.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/

TORNADO WATCH 71 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST INDIANA

BENTON                JASPER                LAKE IN              
NEWTON                PORTER                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHESTERTON, DEMOTTE, FOWLER, GARY, 
HAMMOND, KENTLAND, MERRILLVILLE, MOROCCO, OXFORD, PORTAGE, 
RENSSELAER, ROSELAWN, AND VALPARAISO.

$$

LMZ743>745-779-310000-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.A.0071.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/

TORNADO WATCH 71 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN                
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN                     
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN            
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE      

$$
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556 
WWUS63 KLOT 302051
WCNLOT

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 71
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
351 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025

INC007-073-089-111-127-302200-
/O.CAN.KLOT.TO.A.0071.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 71 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS CANCELS 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST INDIANA

BENTON                JASPER                LAKE IN              
NEWTON                PORTER                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHESTERTON, DEMOTTE, FOWLER, GARY, 
HAMMOND, KENTLAND, MERRILLVILLE, MOROCCO, OXFORD, PORTAGE, 
RENSSELAER, ROSELAWN, AND VALPARAISO.

$$

LMZ743>745-779-302200-
/O.CAN.KLOT.TO.A.0071.000000T0000Z-250331T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 71 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS CANCELS THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN                
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN                     
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN            
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE      

$$

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