Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 7:11PM CDT until April 2 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 2, 2026 - 5:11pm
Expires:
April 2, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
SVRLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Livingston County in central Illinois...
Central La Salle County in north central Illinois...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 711 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Spring Valley to near Varna, moving northeast at 55
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.
* Locations impacted include...
Ottawa, Streator, Peru, La Salle, Marseilles, Oglesby, Seneca,
North Utica, Wenona, South Streator, Tonica, Grand Ridge, Naplate,
Dayton, Lostant, Ransom, Rutland, Cedar Point, Kangley, Long Point,
and Leonore.
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
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for north central
and northeastern Illinois.
Area Description:
La Salle, IL; Livingston, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov