Severe Thunderstorm Watch Illinois, Indiana | Effective 03/10/2026 15:40

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 10 at 5:40PM CDT until March 11 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 10, 2026 - 3:40pm
Expires: 
March 10, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 35 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOONE DE KALB LEE OGLE WINNEBAGO IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS COOK DUPAGE KANE KENDALL LAKE IL MCHENRY WILL IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA LAKE IN PORTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONQUIN, AURORA, BELVIDERE, BOLINGBROOK, BUFFALO GROVE, BYRON, CAROL STREAM, CHESTERTON, CHICAGO, CRYSTAL LAKE, DEKALB, DIXON, DOWNERS GROVE, ELGIN, EVANSTON, GARY, GURNEE, HAMMOND, JOLIET, LEMONT, LOMBARD, MCHENRY, MERRILLVILLE, MUNDELEIN, NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, OREGON, ORLAND PARK, OSWEGO, PARK FOREST, PLANO, PORTAGE, ROCHELLE, ROCKFORD, SCHAUMBURG, SYCAMORE, VALPARAISO, WAUKEGAN, WHEATON, WILMINGTON, WOODSTOCK, AND YORKVILLE.
Area Description: 
Boone, IL; Cook, IL; De Kalb, IL; DuPage, IL; Kane, IL; Kendall, IL; Lake, IL; Lee, IL; McHenry, IL; Ogle, IL; Will, IL; Winnebago, IL; Lake, IN; Porter, IN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov