Headline:
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 3:31PM CDT until April 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 1:31pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 131 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
LIVINGSTON
IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
FORD IROQUOIS
IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
COOK DUPAGE GRUNDY
KANE KANKAKEE KENDALL
LAKE IL WILL
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AURORA, BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS,
BUFFALO GROVE, CAROL STREAM, CHICAGO, COAL CITY, DOWNERS GROVE,
DWIGHT, ELGIN, EVANSTON, FAIRBURY, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, GURNEE,
JOLIET, KANKAKEE, LEMONT, LOMBARD, MINOOKA, MORRIS, MUNDELEIN,
NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, ORLAND PARK, OSWEGO, PARK FOREST, PAXTON,
PLANO, PONTIAC, SCHAUMBURG, WATSEKA, WAUKEGAN, WHEATON,
WILMINGTON, AND YORKVILLE.
Area Description:
Cook, IL; DuPage, IL; Ford, IL; Grundy, IL; Iroquois, IL; Kane, IL; Kankakee, IL; Kendall, IL; Lake, IL; Livingston, IL; Will, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov