Updated: September 13, 2013 2:49AM
Downtown workers and school children in Waukegan scrambled for cover Thursday, Sept. 12, as waterspouts formed over Lake Michigan and ran down the shoreline from Kenosha County.
Winthrop Harbor Police officers were among those capturing images of twin funnel clouds churning south early in the afternoon. Though the waterspouts remained over open water and never touched land, tornado sirens sounded around 1:45 p.m. in Waukegan.
Employees and visitors at the 10-story Lake County Building were locked down in safe areas after the waterspouts were sighted. County board members and other employees were advised to take cover in the basement until the emergency was lifted at about 2:20 p.m.
Students in Waukegan Public Schools were directed to hallways and safe areas, according to District 60 spokesman Nicholas Alajakis.
Alajakis added that two automated phone messages were placed to students’ homes — one informing parents and guardians about the safety procedures, and another letting them know when the danger had passed.
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