Expires:202405072030;Remove:202405072030;800631 WUUS53 KLOT 071947 SVRLOT INC089-127-072030- /O.NEW.KLOT.SV.W.0034.240507T1947Z-240507T2030Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 247 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Porter County in northwestern Indiana... Northeastern Lake County in northwestern Indiana... * Until 330 PM CDT. * At 247 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Merrillville, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, Hobart, Crown Point, Chesterton, Lake Station, South Haven, Porter, Winfield, New Chicago, Burns Harbor, Ogden Dunes, Town of Pines, Beverly Shores, Wheeler, and Dune Acres. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northwestern Indiana. && LAT...LON 4142 8722 4142 8739 4151 8739 4162 8731 4162 8728 4163 8716 4165 8715 4165 8710 4171 8693 4153 8693 TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 227DEG 38KT 4148 8727 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Ogorek