Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 14 at 8:12PM CDT until April 14 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 14, 2026 - 6:12pm
Expires:
April 14, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
SVRLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
McHenry County in northeastern Illinois...
Boone County in north central Illinois...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 811 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Whitewater to Rockton to German Valley, moving
southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Loves Park, Poplar Grove, and Candlewick Lake around 820 PM CDT.
Capron and Timberlane around 825 PM CDT.
Belvidere, Harvard, and Cherry Valley around 830 PM CDT.
Hebron around 840 PM CDT.
Marengo and Genoa City around 845 PM CDT.
Woodstock, Twin Lakes, Spring Grove, Wonder Lake, and Richmond
around 850 PM CDT.
McHenry, Fox Lake, Johnsburg, Bull Valley, and McCullom Lake
around 855 PM CDT.
Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Huntley, Lakemoor, Lakewood,
Pistakee Highlands, and Prairie Grove around 900 PM CDT.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
Prepare immediately for damaging winds and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central
and northeastern Illinois.
Area Description:
Boone, IL; McHenry, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov