Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/13/2026 11:39

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 13 at 1:39PM CDT until April 13 at 2:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 13, 2026 - 11:39am
Expires: 
April 13, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description: 
SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Livingston County in central Illinois... Western Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 230 PM CDT. * At 139 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Dwight, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Dwight, Herscher, Limestone, Bonfield, Buckingham, Cabery, Campus, Reddick, Emington, Irwin, and Union Hill.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Kankakee, IL; Livingston, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov