AT 1225 PM CDT, A LARGE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WILLOWSPRINGS, OR OVER BURR RIDGE, MOVING SOUTH AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD DAMAGE!

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CHICAGO, AURORA, NAPERVILLE, CICERO, BOLINGBROOK, ORLAND PARK, OAK LAWN, BERWYN, WHEATON, OAK PARK, DOWNERS GROVE, ELMHURST, LOMBARD, ROMEOVILLE, PLAINFIELD, CALUMET CITY, WOODRIDGE, CHICAGO LAWN, ENGLEWOOD, SOUTH SHORE, ROSELAND, BRIDGEPORT, CHICAGO LOOP, SOUTH LAWNDALE, AND MIDWAY AIRPORT.