Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 9:42AM CDT until March 31 at 10:30AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 31, 2026 - 7:42am
Expires:
March 31, 2026 - 8:30am
Description:
At 942 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 been multiple reports
of quarter size hail with these storms.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Joliet, Orland Park, Romeoville, Plainfield, Lockport, New Lenox,
Homer Glen, Mokena, Bourbonnais, Channahon, Minooka, Braidwood,
Wilmington, Coal City, Crest Hill, Shorewood, Manhattan, Ingalls
Park, Diamond, Elwood, Gardner, Lakewood Shores, Braceville, Preston
Heights, and Fairmont.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Grundy, IL; Kankakee, IL; Kendall, IL; Will, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov