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2013 [KLOT] CHICAGO Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 17
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
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Storm Based Warning History
021
WFUS53 KLOT 171814
TORLOT
ILC063-091-197-171900-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.W.0017.131117T1814Z-131117T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1214 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
GRUNDY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN KANKAKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
WESTERN WILL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 100 PM CST
* AT 1210 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MAZON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BRACEVILLE AND COAL CITY AROUND 1220 PM CST.
WILMINGTON AND BRAIDWOOD AROUND 1225 PM CST.
ELWOOD AROUND 1235 PM CST.
MANHATTAN AROUND 1240 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE GODLEY...CARBON HILL AND
SYMERTON.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED...
CHANNAHON STATE PARK...CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY ROUTE 66 RACEWAY...JOLIET
JUNIOR COLLEGE...JOLIET SLAMMERS BASEBALL...UNIVERSITY OF ST.
FRANCIS...WILL COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...
I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 123 AND 140.
I-57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 324 AND 329.
I-55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 222 AND 251.
I-355 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 4.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 4112 8847 4124 8856 4137 8841 4147 8825
4162 8803 4129 8776 4115 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 238DEG 53KT 4120 8838
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$752
WWUS53 KLOT 171824
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1224 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
ILC063-091-197-171900-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-131117T1900Z/
KANKAKEE IL-WILL IL-GRUNDY IL-
1224 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL GRUNDY...
WESTERN WILL AND NORTHWESTERN KANKAKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM CST...
AT 1220 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COAL CITY...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WILMINGTON AND LAKEWOOD SHORES AROUND 1225 PM CST.
SYMERTON AROUND 1230 PM CST.
MANHATTAN AROUND 1240 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4118 8830 4127 8838 4143 8819 4160 8801
4129 8776
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 233DEG 46KT 4127 8827
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BMD983
WWUS53 KLOT 171831
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1231 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
ILC063-091-197-171900-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-131117T1900Z/
KANKAKEE IL-WILL IL-GRUNDY IL-
1231 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL GRUNDY...
WESTERN WILL AND NORTHWESTERN KANKAKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM CST...
AT 1229 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WILMINGTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT 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...
ELWOOD AND SYMERTON AROUND 1235 PM CST.
MANHATTAN AROUND 1240 PM CST.
NEW LENOX AROUND 1245 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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4118 8830 4127 8838 4143 8819 4160 8801
4129 8776
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 233DEG 46KT 4134 8815
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BMD816
WWUS53 KLOT 171855
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1255 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
ILC063-091-197-171905-
/O.EXP.KLOT.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-131117T1900Z/
KANKAKEE IL-WILL IL-GRUNDY IL-
1255 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GRUNDY...WESTERN WILL AND
NORTHWESTERN KANKAKEE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4118 8830 4127 8838 4143 8819 4160 8801
4129 8776
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 233DEG 46KT 4152 8782
$$
BMDPermalink to 201311171814-KLOT-WFUS53-TORLOT
021
WFUS53 KLOT 171814
TORLOT
ILC063-091-197-171900-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.W.0017.131117T1814Z-131117T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1214 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
GRUNDY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN KANKAKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
WESTERN WILL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 100 PM CST
* AT 1210 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MAZON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BRACEVILLE AND COAL CITY AROUND 1220 PM CST.
WILMINGTON AND BRAIDWOOD AROUND 1225 PM CST.
ELWOOD AROUND 1235 PM CST.
MANHATTAN AROUND 1240 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE GODLEY...CARBON HILL AND
SYMERTON.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED...
CHANNAHON STATE PARK...CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY ROUTE 66 RACEWAY...JOLIET
JUNIOR COLLEGE...JOLIET SLAMMERS BASEBALL...UNIVERSITY OF ST.
FRANCIS...WILL COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...
I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 123 AND 140.
I-57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 324 AND 329.
I-55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 222 AND 251.
I-355 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 4.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 4112 8847 4124 8856 4137 8841 4147 8825
4162 8803 4129 8776 4115 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 238DEG 53KT 4120 8838
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$Permalink to 201311171824-KLOT-WWUS53-SVSLOT
752
WWUS53 KLOT 171824
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1224 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
ILC063-091-197-171900-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-131117T1900Z/
KANKAKEE IL-WILL IL-GRUNDY IL-
1224 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL GRUNDY...
WESTERN WILL AND NORTHWESTERN KANKAKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM CST...
AT 1220 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COAL CITY...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WILMINGTON AND LAKEWOOD SHORES AROUND 1225 PM CST.
SYMERTON AROUND 1230 PM CST.
MANHATTAN AROUND 1240 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4118 8830 4127 8838 4143 8819 4160 8801
4129 8776
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 233DEG 46KT 4127 8827
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BMDPermalink to 201311171831-KLOT-WWUS53-SVSLOT
983
WWUS53 KLOT 171831
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1231 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
ILC063-091-197-171900-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-131117T1900Z/
KANKAKEE IL-WILL IL-GRUNDY IL-
1231 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL GRUNDY...
WESTERN WILL AND NORTHWESTERN KANKAKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM CST...
AT 1229 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WILMINGTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT 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...
ELWOOD AND SYMERTON AROUND 1235 PM CST.
MANHATTAN AROUND 1240 PM CST.
NEW LENOX AROUND 1245 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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4118 8830 4127 8838 4143 8819 4160 8801
4129 8776
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 233DEG 46KT 4134 8815
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
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816
WWUS53 KLOT 171855
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1255 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
ILC063-091-197-171905-
/O.EXP.KLOT.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-131117T1900Z/
KANKAKEE IL-WILL IL-GRUNDY IL-
1255 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GRUNDY...WESTERN WILL AND
NORTHWESTERN KANKAKEE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4118 8830 4127 8838 4143 8819 4160 8801
4129 8776
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 233DEG 46KT 4152 8782
$$
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