Severe Thunderstorm Warning Illinois | Effective 04/02/2026 16:14

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 6:14PM CDT until April 2 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 2, 2026 - 4:14pm
Expires: 
April 2, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SVRDVN The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Putnam County in north central Illinois... Bureau County in north central Illinois... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 613 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Osceola, or 9 miles east of Kewanee, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Wyanet, Tiskilwa, Buda, Milo, and Providence around 620 PM CDT. Princeton, Lake Thunderbird, and Bureau County Fairgrounds around 625 PM CDT. Hennepin, DePue, Bureau Junction, Dover, and Coal Hollow around 630 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Malden, Seatonville, Hollowayville, Ottville, Zearing, Spring Valley, Ladd, Cherry, Arlington, La Moille and Dalzell. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 44 and 73. Interstate 180 between mile markers 1 and 13.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in the Quad Cities. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for north central and northwestern Illinois.
Area Description: 
Bureau, IL; Putnam, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov