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: 
TORNADO WATCH 89, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOONE DE KALB LA SALLE LEE OGLE WINNEBAGO IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS GRUNDY KANE KENDALL MCHENRY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONQUIN, AURORA, BELVIDERE, BYRON, COAL CITY, CRYSTAL LAKE, DEKALB, DIXON, ELGIN, LA SALLE, MARSEILLES, MCHENRY, MENDOTA, MINOOKA, MORRIS, OREGON, OSWEGO, OTTAWA, PLANO, ROCHELLE, ROCKFORD, STREATOR, SYCAMORE, WOODSTOCK, AND YORKVILLE.
Area Description: 
Boone, IL; De Kalb, IL; Grundy, IL; Kane, IL; Kendall, IL; La Salle, IL; Lee, IL; McHenry, IL; Ogle, IL; Winnebago, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov