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Tornado Warning In Effect For Northern Cook County

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning as of 8:38 p.m. Tuesday, June 21.

Updated at 9:16 p.m.

Winds hit the 70 mph mark in Morton Grove, and residents across town are experiencing loss of power, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), which also reported "multiple large trees down" for the village.

A tornado warning kicked in effect for Northern Cook County beginning at 8:38 p.m. Tuesday June 21.

Find out what's happening in Niles-Morton Grovewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

According to the NWS, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing volcanic activity is moving towards the area at 50 miles per hour. The NWS predicts the storm will approach about 9 p.m.

Residents are advised to go to a basement or small interior room on the lowest floor.

Find out what's happening in Niles-Morton Grovewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Morton Grove meteorologist Ryan Zimmerman labeled this a Moderate Risk by 9 p.m.

Severe Weather Index Scale: (2) Moderate Risk for the Morton Grove area. 

Ryan’s Severe Weather Index Scale (Within 30 miles of Morton Grove)

1.)   Slight Risk (30 percent probability)

2.)   Moderate Risk (50 to 60 percent probability)

3.)   High Risk (70 percent probability)

4.)   Significant Event (80 to 90 percent probability)

5.)   Critical weather situation (95 to 100 percent probability)


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