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2013 [KLOT] CHICAGO Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 16

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Storm Based Warning History

858 
WFUS53 KLOT 171733
TORLOT
ILC063-099-105-171815-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.W.0016.131117T1733Z-131117T1815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1133 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN GRUNDY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
  EAST CENTRAL LA SALLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1215 PM CST

* AT 1128 AM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF
  MINONK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
           WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  STREATOR AROUND 1155 AM CST.
  RANSOM AROUND 1200 PM CST.
  KINSMAN AROUND 1205 PM CST.
  VERONA AROUND 1210 PM CST.
  MAZON AROUND 1215 PM CST.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4114 8893 4140 8854 4116 8824 4114 8824
      4095 8874
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 233DEG 47KT 4090 8910

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BMD
209 
WWUS53 KLOT 171742
SVSLOT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1142 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

ILC063-099-105-171815-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-131117T1815Z/
LA SALLE IL-LIVINGSTON IL-GRUNDY IL-
1142 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GRUNDY...NORTH
CENTRAL LIVINGSTON AND EAST CENTRAL LA SALLE COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 PM
CST...

AT 1138 AM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DANA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
         DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
         BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  STREATOR AROUND 1155 AM CST.
  RANSOM AROUND 1200 PM CST.
  KINSMAN AROUND 1205 PM CST.
  VERONA AROUND 1210 PM CST.
  MAZON AROUND 1215 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4114 8893 4140 8854 4116 8824 4114 8824
      4095 8874
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 233DEG 47KT 4098 8894


TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BMD
450 
WWUS53 KLOT 171754
SVSLOT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1154 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

ILC063-099-105-171815-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-131117T1815Z/
LA SALLE IL-LIVINGSTON IL-GRUNDY IL-
1154 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GRUNDY...NORTH
CENTRAL LIVINGSTON AND EAST CENTRAL LA SALLE COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 PM
CST...

AT 1152 AM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STREATOR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
55 MPH. RADAR INDICATED THAT THE INITIAL TORNADO MAY BE WEAKENING 
WHILE A NEW TORNADO WAS DEVELOPING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE FIRST 
ONE.  

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
         DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
         BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RANSOM AROUND 1200 PM CST.
  KINSMAN AROUND 1205 PM CST.
  VERONA AROUND 1210 PM CST.
  MAZON AROUND 1215 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4114 8893 4140 8854 4116 8824 4114 8824
      4095 8874
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 237DEG 49KT 4106 8874


TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BMD
593 
WWUS53 KLOT 171818
SVSLOT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1218 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

ILC063-099-105-171826-
/O.EXP.KLOT.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-131117T1815Z/
LA SALLE IL-LIVINGSTON IL-GRUNDY IL-
1218 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013


...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN GRUNDY...NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON
AND EAST CENTRAL LA SALLE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. HOWEVER...A TORNADO WARMING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN 
GRUNDY AND WILL COUNTIES UNTIL 1 PM CST. 

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST.

LAT...LON 4114 8893 4140 8854 4116 8824 4114 8824
      4095 8874
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 237DEG 49KT 4106 8872

$$

BMD
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858 
WFUS53 KLOT 171733
TORLOT
ILC063-099-105-171815-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.W.0016.131117T1733Z-131117T1815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1133 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN GRUNDY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
  EAST CENTRAL LA SALLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1215 PM CST

* AT 1128 AM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF
  MINONK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
           WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  STREATOR AROUND 1155 AM CST.
  RANSOM AROUND 1200 PM CST.
  KINSMAN AROUND 1205 PM CST.
  VERONA AROUND 1210 PM CST.
  MAZON AROUND 1215 PM CST.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4114 8893 4140 8854 4116 8824 4114 8824
      4095 8874
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 233DEG 47KT 4090 8910

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BMD
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209 
WWUS53 KLOT 171742
SVSLOT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1142 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

ILC063-099-105-171815-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-131117T1815Z/
LA SALLE IL-LIVINGSTON IL-GRUNDY IL-
1142 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GRUNDY...NORTH
CENTRAL LIVINGSTON AND EAST CENTRAL LA SALLE COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 PM
CST...

AT 1138 AM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DANA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
         DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
         BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  STREATOR AROUND 1155 AM CST.
  RANSOM AROUND 1200 PM CST.
  KINSMAN AROUND 1205 PM CST.
  VERONA AROUND 1210 PM CST.
  MAZON AROUND 1215 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4114 8893 4140 8854 4116 8824 4114 8824
      4095 8874
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 233DEG 47KT 4098 8894


TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BMD
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450 
WWUS53 KLOT 171754
SVSLOT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1154 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

ILC063-099-105-171815-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-131117T1815Z/
LA SALLE IL-LIVINGSTON IL-GRUNDY IL-
1154 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GRUNDY...NORTH
CENTRAL LIVINGSTON AND EAST CENTRAL LA SALLE COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 PM
CST...

AT 1152 AM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STREATOR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
55 MPH. RADAR INDICATED THAT THE INITIAL TORNADO MAY BE WEAKENING 
WHILE A NEW TORNADO WAS DEVELOPING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE FIRST 
ONE.  

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
         DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
         BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RANSOM AROUND 1200 PM CST.
  KINSMAN AROUND 1205 PM CST.
  VERONA AROUND 1210 PM CST.
  MAZON AROUND 1215 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4114 8893 4140 8854 4116 8824 4114 8824
      4095 8874
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 237DEG 49KT 4106 8874


TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BMD
Permalink to 201311171818-KLOT-WWUS53-SVSLOT
593 
WWUS53 KLOT 171818
SVSLOT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1218 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

ILC063-099-105-171826-
/O.EXP.KLOT.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-131117T1815Z/
LA SALLE IL-LIVINGSTON IL-GRUNDY IL-
1218 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013


...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN GRUNDY...NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON
AND EAST CENTRAL LA SALLE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. HOWEVER...A TORNADO WARMING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN 
GRUNDY AND WILL COUNTIES UNTIL 1 PM CST. 

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST.

LAT...LON 4114 8893 4140 8854 4116 8824 4114 8824
      4095 8874
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 237DEG 49KT 4106 8872

$$

BMD

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