Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 8:38PM CDT until April 2 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 2, 2026 - 6:38pm
Expires:
April 2, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
At 837 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 14 miles northeast of Kenilworth to Oak Lawn, moving
east at 65 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...
Chicago, Joliet, Cicero, Hammond, Evanston, Bolingbrook, Orland Park,
Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Romeoville,
Plainfield, Calumet City, Woodridge, West Town, Chicago Lawn,
Englewood, Austin, South Shore, Roseland, West Ridge, Lincoln Park,
and Bridgeport.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
Illinois.
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.
Area Description:
Cook, IL; DuPage, IL; Will, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov