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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 9:00 PM Jul. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WILL...KANKAKEE... SOUTHEASTERN COOK...NORTHERN NEWTON AND LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM CDT... At 359 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Olympia Fields to near Grant Park to near Herscher. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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... Dyer, St. Anne, Cedar Lake, Kankakee, Limestone, Roselawn, Merrillville, Hopkins Park, East Chicago, Ford Heights, Manteno, St. John, Griffith, Crown Point, Aroma Park, Whiting, Schererville, Hammond, Shelby, University Park, Chicago Heights, Crete, Lake Station, Bradley, and Herscher. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northeastern and east central Illinois...and northwestern Indiana. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN; MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
Air Quality Alert
Issued: 3:37 AM Jul. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Pollution Action Day for Wednesday July 16th for the greater Chicago metropolitan area through Wednesday night. A Chicago Area "Air Pollution Action Day" is declared when weather conditions are such that widespread ozone and or particulate levels are expected to be at or above the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (UGS) category of the Air Quality Index (AQI) for multiple days. Ozone is expected to be the primary pollutant of concern. Active children and adults, especially people with pulmonary or respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor activity. Area residents are urged to reduce pollution levels. Air quality forecasts, current air quality, and tips on how you can reduce your emissions can be found at www.airnow.gov. Media contact...Illinois EPA.
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