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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0247 Issued by the Chicago Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-11 13:31:18 098 WUUS53 KLOT 111830 SVRLOT INC007-111915- /O.NEW.KLOT.SV.W.0247.260811T1830Z-260811T1915Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 230 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Benton County in northwestern Indiana... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 230 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Earl Park, or 7 miles west of Fowler, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Fowler, Otterbein, Oxford, Boswell, Earl Park, Ambia, Dunnington, Templeton, Wadena, Swanington, and Raub. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4074 8753 4074 8710 4048 8709 4048 8753 TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 301DEG 48KT 4063 8745 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Birk Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-11 13:46:48 752 WWUS53 KLOT 111846 SVSLOT Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 246 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 INC007-111915- /O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0247.000000T0000Z-260811T1915Z/ Benton IN- 246 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR BENTON COUNTY... At 246 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fowler to near Stockland, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Fowler, Otterbein, Oxford, Boswell, Ambia, Dunnington, Templeton, and Swanington. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4065 8753 4071 8710 4048 8709 4048 8753 TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 298DEG 47KT 4059 8725 4058 8750 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Birk Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-11 13:59:19 062 WWUS53 KLOT 111859 SVSLOT Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 259 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 INC007-111915- /O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0247.000000T0000Z-260811T1915Z/ Benton IN- 259 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN BENTON COUNTY... At 259 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oxford, or 8 miles south of Fowler, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Fowler, Otterbein, Oxford, Boswell, Ambia, Dunnington, Templeton, and Swanington. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4061 8753 4062 8710 4048 8709 4048 8753 TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 299DEG 46KT 4050 8727 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Birk Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-11 14:13:19 446 WWUS53 KLOT 111913 SVSLOT Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 313 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 INC007-111922- /O.EXP.KLOT.SV.W.0247.000000T0000Z-260811T1915Z/ Benton IN- 313 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BENTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. && LAT...LON 4061 8753 4062 8710 4048 8709 4048 8753 TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 301DEG 48KT 4042 8710 $$ Birk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||