Severe Thunderstorm Warning Illinois | Effective 03/10/2026 15:19

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 10 at 5:19PM CDT until March 10 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 10, 2026 - 3:19pm
Expires: 
March 10, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... North central Ford County in east central Illinois... Northwestern Iroquois County in east central Illinois... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 519 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of Cullom, or 9 miles southeast of Dwight, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Herscher, Clifton, Limestone, Bonfield, Buckingham, Cabery, Kempton, Reddick, Stelle, Irwin, and Union Hill.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern and east central Illinois.
Area Description: 
Ford, IL; Iroquois, IL; Kankakee, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov