Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 10:41PM CDT until April 2 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 2, 2026 - 8:41pm
Expires:
April 2, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
At 1040 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Brighton Park to near New Lenox to near Elwood, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe storms will be near...
Chicago, Joliet, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Midway
Airport, Burbank, New Lenox, Homer Glen, and Mokena around 1045 PM
CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Clearing, Preston Heights, McCook, Orland Hills, Garfield Ridge,
Rockdale, West Elsdon, Palos Park, Fairmont, and Bedford Park.
Instruction:
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small
interior room.
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