Posted on 06/07/2008 4:21:20 PM PDT by Strategerist
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
714 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
INC089-080030-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080608T0030Z/
LAKE IN-
714 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTY...
AT 714 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED ROTATION IN
A THUNDERSTORM NEAR EAST CHICAGO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD
DAMAGE.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4159 8742 4158 8748 4161 8752 4170 8750
4167 8745 4167 8744 4165 8740 4165 8739
4163 8734
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 229DEG 20KT 4165 8742
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They are probably in shelter. Prayers.
Seems it narrowly (But clearly) missed Flossmoor and Homewood to the East.
Prayers for your family. Let us know when you get a hold of them.
Storm just cleared Lansing, and is across the border in Indiana. If you need help getting in touch with family, let me know. I’m a short drive down I80 to Lansing.
I know that others are in danger, and I 'm just talking about property...
25 minutes or so from me. If you're the MP I think you are, let me know if you need help.
Prayers, ray. I know Lansing pretty well.
Tribune staff reports
7:00 PM CDT, June 7, 2008
A tornado has touched down in Cook County near Richton Park and is moving northeast at about 26 miles an hour toward Chicago Heights and Lansing, the National Weather Service reported about 6:30 p.m. Initial reports indicate there have been structural damages, but no injuries have been reported.
The tornado is part of a severe weather system that has been moving through the area. It had spawned several tornadoes that touched down in Cook, Will and Livingston Counties.
Structural damages were been reported in Symerton near Old Chicago Road in Will County, though there have been no reports of injuries, according to the National Weather Service.
Unspecified damages have also been reported in Dwight in Livingston County.
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I'll send you a FRmail...
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KLOT/nwus53.chunk.html
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
724 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0650 PM TORNADO RICHTON PARK 41.48N 87.73W
06/07/2008 COOK IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
HOMES WERE FLATTENED IN RICHTON PARK ILLINOIS
The tornado is part of a severe weather system that has been moving through the area.
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Thanks for the update. The Upper Midwest is getting hit pretty good,, flooding in Indiana especially bad.
RICHTON PARK 41.48N 87.73W
06/07/2008 COOK IL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE REPORT. HOUSES DESTROYED EAST OF GOVERNORS
HIGHWAY.
Thanks. A very generous offer. I will keep trying.
06/07/2008 0650 PM
Richton Park, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by law enforcement.
Homes were flattened in Richton Park Illinois
06/07/2008 0714 PM
Richton Park, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by Emergency Mngr.
Damage report. Houses destroyed east of Governors Highway.
06/07/2008 0650 PM
Homewood, Cook County.
Flood, reported by trained spotter.
Flooded viaduct 183rd and Dixie Highway
06/07/2008 0650 PM
Homewood, Cook County.
Heavy rain m0.00 inch, reported by co-op observer.
1.57 inches in 45 minutes from cocorahs observer.
06/07/2008 0650 PM
Lansing, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by amateur radio.
Tornado 2 miles north of Jo Orr Road and State Street
06/07/2008 0657 PM
Glenwood, Cook County.
Funnel cloud, reported by trained spotter.
06/07/2008 0650 PM
Lansing, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by law enforcement.
Tornado near Interstate 394 and Joe Orr Road
06/07/2008 0655 PM
Flossmoor, Cook County.
Heavy rain m0.00 inch, reported by co-op observer.
1.32 inches in 45 minutes.
06/07/2008 0654 PM
Lansing, Cook County.
Funnel cloud, reported by trained spotter.
Rotation in clouds
06/07/2008 0651 PM
Lansing, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by trained spotter.
Tornado on the ground near Lansing. Spotter sees the torndao from Shererville
06/07/2008 0652 PM
Homewood, Cook County.
Funnel cloud, reported by trained spotter.
183rd and Governors Highway spotter saw rotating wall cloud but no tornado.
06/07/2008 0650 PM
Lansing, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by trained spotter.
Spotter is 1 mile eaast of Sauk Village looking north towards Lansing Illinois
06/07/2008 0638 PM
Richton Park, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by Emergency Mngr.
Damage at Sauk Trail and Richton Square Road from tornado. Reported by Rich Township emergency manager.
06/07/2008 0633 PM
Park Forest, Cook County.
Funnel cloud, reported by trained spotter.
Southeast side of Park Forest rotating funnel cloud
06/07/2008 0634 PM
Park Forest, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by trained spotter.
Tornado north of old Monee Road south of Sauk Trail
06/07/2008 0620 PM
3 miles S of Matteson, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by trained spotter.
Touch down multiple vortex tornado moving northeast.
Location at Route 57 and Stunkel
06/07/2008 0624 PM
Richton Park, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by trained spotter.
Governors Highway and Stunkel Road.
06/07/2008 0622 PM
Richton Park, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by law enforcement.
Large tornado on the ground.
Thanks. It's unusual to not be able to get in touch with my parents on cell or landline.
I’m getting reports via NWS and other channels.
There are waterspouts cuyrrently forming vicinity Holland, MI. Lakeshore by Lake MI is getting massive lightning displays and high winds.
STRONGLY urge folks to get to shelter.
Tribune staff reports
7:25 PM CDT, June 7, 2008A tornado has touched down in Cook County near Richton Park, and other touchdowns were reported in Will and Livingston counties.
A tornado warning for extreme southeastern Cook County has been canceled, the National Weather Service reported at 7 p.m.
The thunderstorm which prompted the warning has exited the area although a tornado watch remains in effect until 8 p.m. for northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana.
In Will County, a section of Interstate Highway 57 has been shut down due to downed power lines and an overturned semi truck caused when a tornado crossed the roadway.
The closure is just north of the Manhattan/Monee Road interchange near milepost 336, said Lt. Jody Oseman with the Illinois State Police.
"It crossed from one side to the other," Oseman said of the tornado. "There are some vehicles that were damaged or crashed because of the storm."
The roadway was closed at about 6:30 p.m. and it's unclear when it will reopen. Officials are currently assessing the downed power lines to see if they are live and are checking power poles for structural damage to ensure more don't come down.
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Thanks. My parents are in Lansing, IL though. Not Michigan.
Would that be anywhere near the Michiana area, namely Niles/Buchanan/South Bend? Niles is where I grew up and my parents still live in Buchanan. They do get some wild weather there. Last year I was down at N.D. studying and a wicked storm knocked a tower off the Basilica at N.D. and wiped out half the trees on campus. Anyway, whereever you are, I hope you are safe.
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