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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 3:32 AM Apr. 3, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 1115 PM CDT. * At 1032 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Rogers Park to near Orland Park, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Chicago, Cicero, Evanston, Oak Lawn, Irving Park, West Ridge, West Town, Austin, South Lawndale, and Chicago Lawn around 1035 PM CDT. Roseland, South Shore, Chatham, and Hyde Park around 1040 PM CDT. South Deering around 1045 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 3:27 AM Apr. 3, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN WILL...EASTERN GRUNDY...SOUTHEASTERN DUPAGE AND SOUTH CENTRAL COOK COUNTIES... At 1027 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Countryside to near Elwood to near Coal City, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe storms will be near... Chicago, Joliet, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Midway Airport, Burbank, Lockport, New Lenox, and Homer Glen around 1030 PM CDT. Brighton Park around 1035 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small interior room. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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