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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 10:36 PM Jun. 24, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern De Kalb County in north central Illinois... Northern Kane County in northeastern Illinois... Eastern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 630 PM CDT. * At 535 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Harvard to near Marengo to near Genoa, moving east at 30 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... Elgin, Crystal Lake, Carpentersville, Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, Woodstock, Huntley, Fox Lake, Island Lake, Genoa, Cary, Pingree Grove, Gilberts, West Dundee, Hampshire, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, Spring Grove, Fox River Grove, Barrington Hills, Wonder Lake, Lakewood, Pistakee Highlands, and Sleepy Hollow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 10:05 PM Jun. 24, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 387 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIVINGSTON IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOONE DE KALB LA SALLE LEE OGLE WINNEBAGO IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS GRUNDY KANE KENDALL LAKE IL MCHENRY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONQUIN, AURORA, BELVIDERE, BUFFALO GROVE, BYRON, COAL CITY, CRYSTAL LAKE, DEKALB, DIXON, DWIGHT, ELGIN, FAIRBURY, GURNEE, LA SALLE, MARSEILLES, MCHENRY, MENDOTA, MINOOKA, MORRIS, MUNDELEIN, OREGON, OSWEGO, OTTAWA, PLANO, PONTIAC, ROCHELLE, ROCKFORD, STREATOR, SYCAMORE, WAUKEGAN, WOODSTOCK, AND YORKVILLE.
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