Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 7:30PM CDT until April 2 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 2, 2026 - 5:30pm
Expires:
April 2, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
SVRLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Kendall County in northeastern Illinois...
Northern La Salle County in north central Illinois...
Northwestern Will County in northeastern Illinois...
Southern De Kalb County in north central Illinois...
Northwestern Grundy County in northeastern Illinois...
Southern Kane County in northeastern Illinois...
Western DuPage County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 730 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Sandwich to 6 miles northwest of Ottawa, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Bolingbrook, Wheaton, Bartlett, Carol
Stream, Romeoville, Plainfield, Hanover Park, St. Charles, Oswego,
West Chicago, Batavia, Geneva, Ottawa, Yorkville, Campton Hills,
Plano, La Salle, Sandwich, Sheridan, Roselle, Bloomingdale, and
Crest Hill.
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:
De Kalb, IL; DuPage, IL; Grundy, IL; Kane, IL; Kendall, IL; La Salle, IL; Will, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov