Expires:202507162045;Remove:202507162045;555220 WWUS83 KLOT 161956 SPSLOT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 256 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ILZ012-013-162045- Kane IL-DuPage IL- 256 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN KANE AND DUPAGE COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM CDT... At 256 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near North Aurora, or near Aurora, moving east at 40 mph. A 45 mph wind gust was recorded at the Aurora-Sugar Grove airport. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Glendale Heights, Winfield, Addison, Carol Stream, North Aurora, Geneva, Lisle, Aurora, Oakbrook Terrace, Wheaton, York Center, West Chicago, Bensenville, Warrenville, Elmhurst, Montgomery, Oak Brook, Lombard, Villa Park, Dupage Airport, Glen Ellyn, Medinah, Batavia, Wood Dale, and Sugar Grove. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northeastern Illinois. && LAT...LON 4182 8792 4175 8826 4172 8826 4172 8851 4181 8854 4199 8807 4199 8792 TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 247DEG 34KT 4177 8838 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Carlaw