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2015 [KLOT] CHICAGO Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 12
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
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Storm Based Warning History
423
WFUS53 KLOT 100041
TORLOT
ILC111-100130-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.W.0012.150410T0041Z-150410T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
741 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 740 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST
NORTHWEST OF MARENGO AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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...
WOODSTOCK AROUND 755 PM CDT.
WONDER LAKE...BULL VALLEY AND GREENWOOD AROUND 800 PM CDT.
MCHENRY...HEBRON AND MCCULLOM LAKE AROUND 805 PM CDT.
JOHNSBURG...SPRING GROVE...RICHMOND...RINGWOOD AND SUNNYSIDE AROUND
810 PM CDT.
PISTAKEE HIGHLANDS AROUND 815 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES... MCHENRY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY 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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4236 8820 4224 8867 4229 8871 4233 8871
4250 8848 4249 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 234DEG 38KT 4228 8865
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
IZZI179
WWUS53 KLOT 100053
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
753 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
ILC111-100130-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150410T0130Z/
MCHENRY IL-
753 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
MCHENRY COUNTY...
AT 753 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
JUST SOUTHEAST OF HARVARD AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WONDER LAKE AND GREENWOOD AROUND 800 PM CDT.
HEBRON AROUND 805 PM CDT.
RICHMOND AND RINGWOOD AROUND 810 PM CDT.
SPRING GROVE AROUND 815 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES... MCHENRY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
A DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE IMMEDIATE TORNADO
PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 4236 8820 4224 8867 4229 8871 4233 8871
4250 8848 4249 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 231DEG 36KT 4241 8854
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
IZZI456
WWUS53 KLOT 100100
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
800 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
ILC111-100130-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150410T0130Z/
MCHENRY IL-
800 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MCHENRY COUNTY...
AT 800 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER GREENWOOD...OR NEAR WONDER LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
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...
MCHENRY...RICHMOND...MCCULLOM LAKE AND RINGWOOD AROUND 810 PM CDT.
PISTAKEE HIGHLANDS...JOHNSBURG...SPRING GROVE AND SUNNYSIDE AROUND
815 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4236 8820 4233 8845 4244 8851 4249 8845
4249 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 246DEG 36KT 4242 8843
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
IZZI924
WWUS53 KLOT 100113
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
813 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
ILC111-100130-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150410T0130Z/
MCHENRY IL-
813 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MCHENRY COUNTY...
AT 811 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
OVER NORTHEAST MCHENRY COUNTY NEAR JOHNSBURG. THE LINE WAS MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THE TORNADO THREAT WITH THIS STORM
HAS DINMINISHED SOME AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER THE STORM HAS A LONG
HISTORY OF TORNADOES AND A TORNADO COULD REFORM. DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL REMAIN LIKELY.
ANOTHER STORM OVER SOUTHERN MCHENRY COUNTY IS BEING CLOSELY
MONITORED FOR TORNADO POTENTIAL AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS
IN EFFECT THERE AS WELL.
HAZARD...POSSIBLE TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
PISTAKEE HIGHLANDS AND LAKEMOOR AROUND 815 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4233 8844 4249 8844 4249 8820 4236 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 255DEG 33KT 4250 8831 4236 8825
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
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423
WFUS53 KLOT 100041
TORLOT
ILC111-100130-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.W.0012.150410T0041Z-150410T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
741 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 740 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST
NORTHWEST OF MARENGO AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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...
WOODSTOCK AROUND 755 PM CDT.
WONDER LAKE...BULL VALLEY AND GREENWOOD AROUND 800 PM CDT.
MCHENRY...HEBRON AND MCCULLOM LAKE AROUND 805 PM CDT.
JOHNSBURG...SPRING GROVE...RICHMOND...RINGWOOD AND SUNNYSIDE AROUND
810 PM CDT.
PISTAKEE HIGHLANDS AROUND 815 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES... MCHENRY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY 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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4236 8820 4224 8867 4229 8871 4233 8871
4250 8848 4249 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 234DEG 38KT 4228 8865
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
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179
WWUS53 KLOT 100053
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
753 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
ILC111-100130-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150410T0130Z/
MCHENRY IL-
753 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
MCHENRY COUNTY...
AT 753 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
JUST SOUTHEAST OF HARVARD AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WONDER LAKE AND GREENWOOD AROUND 800 PM CDT.
HEBRON AROUND 805 PM CDT.
RICHMOND AND RINGWOOD AROUND 810 PM CDT.
SPRING GROVE AROUND 815 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES... MCHENRY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
A DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE IMMEDIATE TORNADO
PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 4236 8820 4224 8867 4229 8871 4233 8871
4250 8848 4249 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 231DEG 36KT 4241 8854
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
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456
WWUS53 KLOT 100100
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
800 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
ILC111-100130-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150410T0130Z/
MCHENRY IL-
800 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MCHENRY COUNTY...
AT 800 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER GREENWOOD...OR NEAR WONDER LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
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...
MCHENRY...RICHMOND...MCCULLOM LAKE AND RINGWOOD AROUND 810 PM CDT.
PISTAKEE HIGHLANDS...JOHNSBURG...SPRING GROVE AND SUNNYSIDE AROUND
815 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4236 8820 4233 8845 4244 8851 4249 8845
4249 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 246DEG 36KT 4242 8843
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
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924
WWUS53 KLOT 100113
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
813 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
ILC111-100130-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150410T0130Z/
MCHENRY IL-
813 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MCHENRY COUNTY...
AT 811 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
OVER NORTHEAST MCHENRY COUNTY NEAR JOHNSBURG. THE LINE WAS MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THE TORNADO THREAT WITH THIS STORM
HAS DINMINISHED SOME AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER THE STORM HAS A LONG
HISTORY OF TORNADOES AND A TORNADO COULD REFORM. DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL REMAIN LIKELY.
ANOTHER STORM OVER SOUTHERN MCHENRY COUNTY IS BEING CLOSELY
MONITORED FOR TORNADO POTENTIAL AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS
IN EFFECT THERE AS WELL.
HAZARD...POSSIBLE TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
PISTAKEE HIGHLANDS AND LAKEMOOR AROUND 815 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4233 8844 4249 8844 4249 8820 4236 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 255DEG 33KT 4250 8831 4236 8825
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
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