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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 9:34 PM Jun. 24, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR WINNEBAGO COUNTY... At 434 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rockton to near Winnebago to Pecatonica, moving southeast 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. These severe storms will be near... Rockford, Machesney Park, Roscoe, South Beloit, Rockton, Winnebago, and Pecatonica around 440 PM CDT. Loves Park around 445 PM CDT. Cherry Valley around 455 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Shirland and Harrison. 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: 6:55 PM Jun. 24, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 387 IN EFFECT 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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