WWUS83 KLOT 091041 SPSLOT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 541 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 ILZ020-021-106-107-091145- Grundy IL-Southern Will IL-Kendall IL-Northern Will IL- 541 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN KENDALL...WESTERN WILL AND CENTRAL GRUNDY COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM CDT... At 540 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Plano to near Morris to 7 miles south of Seneca. Movement was east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. The winds will precede the storms by several minutes. SOURCE...Radar indicated and weather stations. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Joliet, Romeoville, Plainfield, Lockport, Yorkville, Morris, Channahon, Minooka, Braidwood, Wilmington, Coal City, Crest Hill, Shorewood, Diamond, Elwood, Lakewood Shores, Mazon, Braceville, Preston Heights, Fairmont, Rockdale, Crystal Lawns, Godley, Carbon Hill, and Lisbon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4123 8856 4137 8849 4162 8852 4162 8807 4129 8801 4121 8801 4120 8824 4119 8825 TIME...MOT...LOC 1040Z 269DEG 20KT 4160 8852 4141 8849 4119 8862 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Kluber