Storms Moving Through Parts Of Chicago Area
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The National Weather Service has issued a statement regarding thunderstorms in our area.
Read the full statement below:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
254 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
ILZ014-022-023-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-082045-
WILL IL-KANKAKEE IL-COOK IL-IROQUOIS IL-FORD IL-JASPER IN-LAKE IN-
PORTER IN-NEWTON IN-
254 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEASTERN COOK...NORTH CENTRAL
FORD...SOUTHEASTERN WILL...KANKAKEE...NORTHWESTERN IROQUOIS...
PORTER...NORTHERN NEWTON...LAKE AND NORTHERN JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL
345 PM CDT...
AT 253 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
LAKEWOOD SHORES TO VALPARAISO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... VALPARAISO...LINCOLN
HILLS...SOUTH HAVEN AND KVPZ AROUND 300 PM CDT.
CHESTERTON AROUND 305 PM CDT.
PORTER AROUND 320 PM CDT.
TOWN OF PINES AND BEVERLY SHORES AROUND 325 PM CDT.
MANHATTAN AROUND 330 PM CDT.
FRANKFORT AND RICHTON PARK AROUND 345 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
