Expires:202405202230;Remove:202405202230;562056 WWUS83 KLOT 202145 SPSLOT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 445 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024 ILZ023-INZ001-002-202230- Kankakee IL-Porter IN-Lake IN- 445 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KANKAKEE...CENTRAL PORTER AND SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT... At 445 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near South Haven to near Lake Dalecarlia to near Grant Park. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, Hobart, Crown Point, Cedar Lake, Lowell, Hebron, Lakes of the Four Seasons, South Haven, Winfield, Lake Dalecarlia, Grant Park, Wheeler, and Boone Grove. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4144 8702 4124 8723 4122 8766 4130 8756 4130 8753 4132 8753 4137 8746 4154 8719 4157 8693 4149 8693 TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 251DEG 23KT 4148 8713 4136 8734 4124 8759 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Yack