Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 12:36AM CDT until August 10 at 1:45AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 10:36pm
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 11:45pm
Description:
SVRLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Livingston County in central Illinois...
Southern Grundy County in northeastern Illinois...
Southwestern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois...
North central Ford County in east central Illinois...
Northwestern Iroquois County in east central Illinois...
* Until 145 AM CDT.
* At 1236 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles west of Herscher to near Cornell, moving
southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Streator, Pontiac, Dwight, Herscher, Clifton, Limestone, Gardner,
Flanagan, Chebanse, Odell, South Streator, Ashkum, Cullom, Cornell,
Saunemin, Essex, South Wilmington, Bonfield, Buckingham, Cabery,
Kempton, Long Point, Campus, Reddick, and Emington.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Ford, IL; Grundy, IL; Iroquois, IL; Kankakee, IL; Livingston, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov