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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville

408 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024



The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...



  Nearshore Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Northerly Island...

  Open Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Michigan City out to Mid

Lake...



* Until 615 PM CDT.



* At 408 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ohare

  Airport, or 7 nm west of Wilmette Harbor, moving northeast at 25

  knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and 

           suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in 

           structural damage.



* Locations impacted include...

  Wilmette Harbor.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northeastern

Illinois...and the adjacent waters of Lake Michigan.



Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.



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LAT...LON 4246 8702 4236 8700 4200 8766 4208 8768

      4212 8774 4225 8782 4247 8744

TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 226DEG 25KT 4203 8783 



HAIL...>.75IN

WIND...>34KTS



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