Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 10 at 6:45PM CDT until March 10 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 10, 2026 - 4:45pm
Expires:
March 10, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
SVRLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Will County in northeastern Illinois...
Eastern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois...
Northern Newton County in northwestern Indiana...
Southern Lake County in northwestern Indiana...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 644 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Momence,
moving east at 30 mph.
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR AREAS ON AND NEAR THE KANKAKEE
RIVER.
HAZARD...Three inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured.
Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs,
siding, and vehicles.
* Locations impacted include...
Crown Point, Cedar Lake, Lowell, Momence, Lake Village, Lakes of
the Four Seasons, Winfield, Roselawn, Lake Dalecarlia, Grant Park,
Hopkins Park, Shelby, Schneider, Thayer, and Sumava Resorts.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Illinois...and northwestern Indiana.
SNM:TORMENTA DE GRANIZO DESTRUCTIVA en esta area hasta 800 PM CDT. Tome refugio ahora
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE TORMENTA SEVERA en efecto para esta area hasta las 8:00 PM CDT por granizo DESTRUCTIVO de un tamano de tres pulgadas. Tome refugio en un edificio, alejado de las ventanas. Las personas y los animales al aire libre seran gravemente heridos.
Area Description:
Kankakee, IL; Will, IL; Lake, IN; Newton, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov