Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/14/2026 19:16

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 14 at 9:16PM CDT until April 14 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 14, 2026 - 7:16pm
Expires: 
April 14, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern De Kalb County in north central Illinois... Northern Kane County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 916 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Genoa to near Sycamore, moving east at 60 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... Sycamore, Genoa, and Hampshire around 920 PM CDT. Huntley and Pingree Grove around 925 PM CDT. Elgin, Carpentersville, Algonquin, and Gilberts around 930 PM CDT. South Elgin, West Dundee, Barrington Hills, Sleepy Hollow, and East Dundee around 935 PM CDT. Bartlett around 940 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 midnight CDT for north central and northeastern Illinois.
Area Description: 
De Kalb, IL; Kane, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov