Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 8:40PM CDT until April 2 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 2, 2026 - 6:40pm
Expires:
April 2, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
At 840 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Ingalls Park to Mazon, 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...
Joliet, Hammond, Tinley Park, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Lansing,
Harvey, New Lenox, Munster, Park Forest, Homewood, Matteson, Mokena,
Frankfort, Channahon, Minooka, Steger, Braidwood, Wilmington,
Peotone, South Holland, Country Club Hills, Dyer, Hazel Crest, and
Richton Park.
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; Will, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov