< Severe Thunderstorm Watch 03/06/2026 16:04 Illinois, Indiana

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 03/06/2026 16:04 Illinois, Indiana

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 6 at 6:04PM CST until March 6 at 10:00PM CST by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 6, 2026 - 4:04pm
Expires: 
March 6, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 17 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CST /11 PM EST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS FORD IROQUOIS IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS KANKAKEE WILL IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA BENTON JASPER LAKE IN NEWTON PORTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS, CHESTERTON, DEMOTTE, FOWLER, GARY, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, HAMMOND, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, KENTLAND, MERRILLVILLE, MOROCCO, OXFORD, PAXTON, PORTAGE, RENSSELAER, ROSELAWN, VALPARAISO, WATSEKA, AND WILMINGTON.
Area Description: 
Ford, IL; Iroquois, IL; Kankakee, IL; Will, IL; Benton, IN; Jasper, IN; Lake, IN; Newton, IN; Porter, IN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov