Expires:202507162015;Remove:202507162015;554513 WWUS83 KLOT 161930 SPSLOT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 230 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ILZ019-021-032-162015- Grundy IL-Livingston IL-La Salle IL- 230 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON...CENTRAL LA SALLE AND GRUNDY COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM CDT... At 229 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ottawa to near Grand Ridge to near Benson. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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... Seneca, Kangley, Pontiac, Grand Ridge, Rutland, Ransom, Marseilles, Mazon, Dana, Flanagan, Kinsman, Streator, Cornell, Morris, South Streator, Verona, Ottawa, Long Point, Wenona, Odell, and Channahon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for central, north central and northeastern Illinois. && LAT...LON 4093 8893 4093 8905 4106 8905 4138 8882 4142 8826 4082 8864 4081 8893 TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 257DEG 29KT 4136 8879 4120 8883 4084 8905 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Carlaw