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2015 [KLOT] CHICAGO Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 5
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
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Storm Based Warning History
260
WFUS53 KLOT 092335
TORLOT
ILC103-141-100000-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.W.0005.150409T2335Z-150410T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
635 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN OGLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 635 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER FRANKLIN GROVE...OR 9 MILES EAST OF
DIXON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ASHTON AROUND 640 PM CDT.
HILLCREST AROUND 650 PM CDT.
ROCHELLE AROUND 655 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
STEWARD.
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 91 AND 102.
I-88 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND 81.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 4207 8910 4187 8894 4182 8894 4175 8939
4189 8944
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 239DEG 41KT 4185 8929
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
IZZI483
WWUS53 KLOT 092343 RRA
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
643 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
ILC103-141-100000-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150410T0000Z/
OGLE IL-LEE IL-
643 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OGLE AND NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES...
AT 643 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ASHTON...OR 9
MILES WEST OF ROCHELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ROCHELLE AND HILLCREST AROUND 700 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
STEWARD.
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 92 AND 102.
I-88 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND 81.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4207 8910 4187 8894 4182 8894 4179 8934
4191 8938
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 245DEG 34KT 4188 8923
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
IZZI344
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
$$
IZZI638
WWUS53 KLOT 092355
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
655 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
ILC103-100004-
/O.CAN.KLOT.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150410T0000Z/
LEE IL-
655 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4207 8910 4194 8900 4190 8919 4199 8924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 230DEG 42KT 4198 8912
$$
ILC141-100000-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150410T0000Z/
OGLE IL-
655 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OGLE COUNTY...
AT 654 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR HILLCREST...OR JUST WEST OF ROCHELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR 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.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN OGLE COUNTY.
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...
I-39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 100 AND 101.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LARGE AND DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE IMMEDIATE
TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 4207 8910 4194 8900 4190 8919 4199 8924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 230DEG 42KT 4198 8912
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
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260
WFUS53 KLOT 092335
TORLOT
ILC103-141-100000-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.W.0005.150409T2335Z-150410T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
635 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN OGLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 635 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER FRANKLIN GROVE...OR 9 MILES EAST OF
DIXON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ASHTON AROUND 640 PM CDT.
HILLCREST AROUND 650 PM CDT.
ROCHELLE AROUND 655 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
STEWARD.
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 91 AND 102.
I-88 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND 81.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 4207 8910 4187 8894 4182 8894 4175 8939
4189 8944
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 239DEG 41KT 4185 8929
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
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483
WWUS53 KLOT 092343 RRA
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
643 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
ILC103-141-100000-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150410T0000Z/
OGLE IL-LEE IL-
643 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OGLE AND NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES...
AT 643 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ASHTON...OR 9
MILES WEST OF ROCHELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS 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 61 AND 81.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4179 8934
4191 8938
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 245DEG 34KT 4188 8923
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
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344
WWUS53 KLOT 092347
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
647 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
ILC103-141-100000-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150410T0000Z/
OGLE IL-LEE IL-
647 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OGLE AND NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES...
AT 646 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
OVER ASHTON...OR 7 MILES WEST OF ROCHELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ROCHELLE AND HILLCREST AROUND 700 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
STEWARD.
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 92 AND 102.
I-88 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 81.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE AND DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO
PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A
VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4207 8910 4187 8894 4182 8894 4183 8927
4195 8931
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 245DEG 34KT 4189 8920
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
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638
WWUS53 KLOT 092355
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
655 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
ILC103-100004-
/O.CAN.KLOT.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150410T0000Z/
LEE IL-
655 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4207 8910 4194 8900 4190 8919 4199 8924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 230DEG 42KT 4198 8912
$$
ILC141-100000-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150410T0000Z/
OGLE IL-
655 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OGLE COUNTY...
AT 654 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR HILLCREST...OR JUST WEST OF ROCHELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN OGLE COUNTY.
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...
I-39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 100 AND 101.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LARGE AND DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE IMMEDIATE
TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 4207 8910 4194 8900 4190 8919 4199 8924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 230DEG 42KT 4198 8912
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
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