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Chicago & Chicago Metro Under Threat From Tornadoes, Severe Weather

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Just saw this from the National Weather Service....

(NWS Chicago, Ill. Weather Forecast Office)
--BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
620 PM CDT Wed Jul 12 2023

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
East central Cook County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 620 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado
was located over Summit, moving northeast at 30 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris
may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile
homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete
destruction is possible.

* The tornado will be near...
Berwyn, Forest Park, Riverside, Stickney and North Riverside
around 630 PM CDT.
Cicero, Oak Park, Austin and Brighton Park around 635 PM CDT.
South Lawndale, Bridgeport, Belmont Cragin, New City and East
Garfield Park around 640 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
West Town, Near West Side, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Chicago,
Chicago Loop, Lincoln Park, Irving Park, Navy Pier, Northerly Island,
Near North Side, Lake View, Uptown and Edgewater.

This includes... Brookfield Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo, Hawthorne Park,
Soldier Field, University of Illinois Chicago, Guaranteed Rate
Field...IL Institute of Technology, Wrigley Field, The Loop, Museum
Campus, and Northerly Island.

Including the following interstates...
I-55 between mile markers 279 and 294.
I-94 between mile markers 46 and 56.
I-290 between mile markers 23 and 29.
I-294 between mile markers 46 and 56.

OEMC zones...TORNADO WARNING.
2...3...4...5...6...7...8...and 9.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move
to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
 

Several tornadoes in the Chicago area; @Ken_DaNerdiest1, stay safe and find some cover 'cause you're a valuable part of the community here and we don't want to lose you.... :hug:
 
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Tornado damage is seen to the Sinnott Tree Service building in McCook, Illinois. Photograph: Nam Y Huh/AP

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Storm clouds pass over downtown Chicago and the Bronzeville neighborhood. Photograph: Charles Rex Arbogast/AP
 

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