Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 1:25PM CDT until August 9 at 2:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 11:25am
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description:
At 125 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Winnetka to Des Plaines to West Chicago, moving
east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Chicago, Cicero, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Palatine,
Skokie, Des Plaines, Berwyn, Mount Prospect, Wheaton, Hoffman
Estates, Oak Park, Glenview, Elmhurst, Lombard, Buffalo Grove,
Bartlett, Ohare Airport, Streamwood, Carol Stream, Hanover Park,
Wheeling, Park Ridge, and Addison.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Cook, IL; DuPage, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov