Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 9:05PM CDT until April 17 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 7:05pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
SVRLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Livingston County in central Illinois...
Southwestern Will County in northeastern Illinois...
Western Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois...
Ford County in east central Illinois...
Western Iroquois County in east central Illinois...
* Until 1015 PM CDT.
* At 904 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northeast of Wenona to near Hudson to near
Bloomington, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Joliet, New Lenox, Streator, Channahon, Pontiac, Minooka,
Braidwood, Wilmington, Paxton, Dwight, Fairbury, Gibson City,
Gilman, Herscher, Clifton, Chatsworth, Manhattan, Diamond, Elwood,
Limestone, Onarga, Lakewood Shores, Forrest, Flanagan, and
Chebanse.
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 1100 PM CDT for central,
northeastern and east central Illinois.
Area Description:
Ford, IL; Iroquois, IL; Kankakee, IL; Livingston, IL; Will, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov