Tornado Watch Illinois | Effective 04/02/2026 16:52

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 2 at 6:52PM CDT until April 2 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 2, 2026 - 4:52pm
Expires: 
April 2, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 89 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS COOK DUPAGE LAKE IL WILL THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOLINGBROOK, BUFFALO GROVE, CAROL STREAM, CHICAGO, DOWNERS GROVE, EVANSTON, GURNEE, JOLIET, LEMONT, LOMBARD, MUNDELEIN, NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, ORLAND PARK, PARK FOREST, SCHAUMBURG, WAUKEGAN, WHEATON, AND WILMINGTON.
Area Description: 
Cook, IL; DuPage, IL; Lake, IL; Will, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov