Expires:201304172145;Remove:201304172145;938767 WWUS83 KLOT 172045 SPSLOT SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 345 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 ILZ014-022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-172145- COOK IL-FORD IL-IROQUOIS IL-JASPER IN-KANKAKEE IL-LAKE IN- LIVINGSTON IL-NEWTON IN-PORTER IN-WILL IL- 345 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 345 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MARKHAM TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF FORREST...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. UP TO PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS TO 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED... FIRST MIDWEST BANK AMPHITHEATRE...GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY... ILLIANA MOTOR SPEEDWAY...INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST...KANKAKEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE...KANKAKEE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...SPEEDWAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. && LAT...LON 4050 8846 4061 8846 4062 8852 4170 8773 4157 8698 4048 8780 4048 8793 4042 8793 TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 284DEG 29KT 4160 8766 4057 8841 $$ RC/BMD