Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/14/2026 18:48

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 14 at 8:48PM CDT until April 14 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 14, 2026 - 6:48pm
Expires: 
April 14, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description: 
SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lake County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 945 PM CDT. * At 848 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Eagle Lake to near Marengo, moving east at 45 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... Antioch, Fox Lake, Pistakee Highlands, Channel Lake, and Lake Catherine around 855 PM CDT. Round Lake Beach, Round Lake, Lake Villa, Island Lake, Lindenhurst, Lakemoor, Long Lake, and Volo around 900 PM CDT. Zion, Grayslake, Wauconda, Round Lake Park, Grandwood Park, Lake Barrington, Wadsworth, Venetian Village, Port Barrington, and Tower Lakes around 905 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. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern Illinois.
Area Description: 
Lake, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov