Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 18 at 10:03AM CDT until May 18 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 8:03am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
220 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT /6 PM EDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
LIVINGSTON
IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
FORD IROQUOIS
IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
COOK DUPAGE GRUNDY
KANKAKEE KENDALL WILL
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
BENTON JASPER LAKE IN
NEWTON PORTER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS,
CAROL STREAM, CHESTERTON, CHICAGO, COAL CITY, DEMOTTE,
DOWNERS GROVE, DWIGHT, EVANSTON, FAIRBURY, FOWLER, GARY,
GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, HAMMOND, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, KENTLAND, LEMONT,
LOMBARD, MERRILLVILLE, MINOOKA, MOROCCO, MORRIS, NAPERVILLE,
OAK LAWN, ORLAND PARK, OSWEGO, OXFORD, PARK FOREST, PAXTON,
PLANO, PONTIAC, PORTAGE, RENSSELAER, ROSELAWN, SCHAUMBURG,
VALPARAISO, WATSEKA, WHEATON, WILMINGTON, AND YORKVILLE.
Area Description:
Cook, IL; DuPage, IL; Ford, IL; Grundy, IL; Iroquois, IL; Kankakee, IL; Kendall, IL; Livingston, IL; Will, IL; Benton, IN; Jasper, IN; Lake, IN; Newton, IN; Porter, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov