Severe Thunderstorm Warning In Effect Until 7:45 Pm Cdt.

Current Radar Indicates that severe thunderstorms have already passed the northwest suburbs. It appears that this bulletin was broadcast late. At 6:55 p.m. the most northern edge of the storm appeared to be at Euclid Avenue and Forrest Avenue and heading to the southeast. While conditions exist that could cause thunderstorms to develop, there are no significant images head toward our area from the west or northwest.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
643 PM CDT WED SEP 18 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN DUPAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 640 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELK GROVE
VILLAGE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ADDISON...DES PLAINES...OHARE AIRPORT...ROSEMONT...ELMHURST...PARK
RIDGE...FRANKLIN PARK...HARWOOD HEIGHTS...WESTCHESTER...MAYWOOD...
RIVER FOREST...LA GRANGE...FOREST PARK...BROOKFIELD...OAK PARK...
RIVERSIDE...LYONS...BERWYN...ITASCA AND ELK GROVE VILLAGE.

THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
BROOKFIELD ZOO...NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY...TRITON COLLEGE...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING until 7:45 PM but existing storms have passed our area