Severe Thunderstorm Warning Illinois | Effective 03/31/2026 07:41

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 9:41AM CDT until March 31 at 10:30AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 31, 2026 - 7:41am
Expires: 
March 31, 2026 - 8:30am
Description: 
At 940 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located from Coal City to Shorewood to Joliet to New Lenox, moving east at 40 to 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. There have meen multiple reports of hail ranging in size from quarter to golf ball size in Joliet with these storms. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Orland Park, Tinley Park, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Lansing, Oak Forest, Harvey, Blue Island, Dolton, Park Forest, Homewood, Matteson, Mokena, Bourbonnais, Frankfort, Bradley, Steger, Manteno, Peotone, Momence, South Holland, Country Club Hills, Midlothian, Hazel Crest, and Richton Park.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Cook, IL; Kankakee, IL; Will, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov