Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/11/2026 16:13

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 11 at 6:13PM CDT until June 11 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 11, 2026 - 4:13pm
Expires: 
June 11, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
At 612 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Paddock Lake to Kingston to Oregon, moving east- northeast at 45 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... Rockford, McHenry, Belvidere, Woodstock, Rochelle, Harvard, Marengo, Poplar Grove, Genoa, Byron, Oregon, Rockford Airport, Spring Grove, Candlewick Lake, Wonder Lake, Cherry Valley, Davis Junction, Richmond, Kirkland, Capron, Hillcrest, Hebron, Kingston, Stillman Valley, and Bull Valley.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for north central and northeastern Illinois. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Boone, IL; De Kalb, IL; McHenry, IL; Ogle, IL; Winnebago, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov