Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued

From
Town of Porter

Town of Porter Logo

Sent
Fri, Jul 3 @ 2:43pm

Where
View on Map

Description
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 2:40PM CDT until July 3 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

SVRLOT

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Will County in northeastern Illinois...
Porter County in northwestern Indiana...
Lake County in northwestern Indiana...

* Until 400 PM CDT.

* At 240 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Olympia
Fields, or over Matteson, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
Hammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, East Chicago,
Schererville, Hobart, Lansing, Crown Point, Highland, Munster, Park
Forest, Chesterton, Cedar Lake, Steger, Lowell, Peotone, Hebron,
Griffith, Dyer, St. John, Lake Station, Lynwood, and Crete.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This notification was posted by Town of Porter. Town of Porter is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.

Back to Town of Porter's Calendar