Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
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582 WWUS83 KLOT 150054 SPSLOT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 754 PM CDT Mon Oct 14 2024 INZ001-002-150130- Porter IN-Lake IN- 754 PM CDT Mon Oct 14 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PORTER AND NORTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM CDT... At 753 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a waterspout over Lake Michigan near Ogden Dunes, or near Gary, moving southeast at 20 mph. There is a potential for a waterspout to move ashore near and just west of Ogden Dunes, with this threat confined to the immediate lakefront. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts up to 40 mph, and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous waters. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Gary, Portage, Hobart, Chesterton, Lake Station, New Chicago, Burns Harbor, and Ogden Dunes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4153 8728 4162 8731 4162 8725 4163 8718 4164 8717 4164 8716 4159 8709 TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 319DEG 18KT 4165 8726 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$