Illinois Tornado Watch | Effective 04/14/2026 18:50

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 14 at 8:50PM CDT until April 15 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 14, 2026 - 6:50pm
Expires: 
April 14, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 109, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOONE DE KALB LEE OGLE WINNEBAGO IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS KANE LAKE IL MCHENRY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONQUIN, AURORA, BELVIDERE, BUFFALO GROVE, BYRON, CRYSTAL LAKE, DEKALB, DIXON, ELGIN, GURNEE, MCHENRY, MUNDELEIN, OREGON, ROCHELLE, ROCKFORD, SYCAMORE, WAUKEGAN, AND WOODSTOCK.
Area Description: 
Boone, IL; De Kalb, IL; Kane, IL; Lake, IL; Lee, IL; McHenry, IL; Ogle, IL; Winnebago, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov