Severe Thunderstorm Warning Illinois, Indiana | Effective 03/15/2026 17:42

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 7:42PM CDT until March 15 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 15, 2026 - 5:42pm
Expires: 
March 15, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description: 
SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Iroquois County in east central Illinois... Newton County in northwestern Indiana... Benton County in northwestern Indiana... * Until 845 PM CDT/945 PM EDT/. * At 741 PM CDT/841 PM EDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Gilman to near Potomac, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Watseka, Fowler, Kentland, Milford, Otterbein, Morocco, Lake Village, Roselawn, Oxford, Sheldon, Goodland, Brook, Boswell, Shelby, Martinton, Earl Park, Stockland, Crescent City, Beaverville, Woodland, Donovan, Wellington, Ambia, Papineau, and Iroquois.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Iroquois, IL; Benton, IN; Newton, IN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov