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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 1:59 AM Apr. 3, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Will County in northeastern Illinois... Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 930 PM CDT. * At 858 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Navy Pier to near Lockport, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Chicago, Joliet, Hammond, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Calumet City, Englewood, South Shore, Roseland, Chicago Lawn, Burbank, Oak Forest, Harvey, Lockport, New Lenox, Homer Glen, Blue Island, Dolton, Homewood, Alsip, Mokena, Palos Hills, Ashburn, and Chatham. 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern Illinois. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 1:40 AM Apr. 3, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR WILL AND SOUTHEASTERN COOK COUNTIES... At 840 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ingalls Park to Mazon, moving northeast at 55 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... Joliet, Hammond, Tinley Park, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Lansing, Harvey, New Lenox, Munster, Park Forest, Homewood, Matteson, Mokena, Frankfort, Channahon, Minooka, Steger, Braidwood, Wilmington, Peotone, South Holland, Country Club Hills, Dyer, Hazel Crest, and Richton Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern Illinois. 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
Tornado Watch
Issued: 11:53 PM Apr. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 89 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS COOK DUPAGE LAKE IL WILL THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOLINGBROOK, BUFFALO GROVE, CAROL STREAM, CHICAGO, DOWNERS GROVE, EVANSTON, GURNEE, JOLIET, LEMONT, LOMBARD, MUNDELEIN, NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, ORLAND PARK, PARK FOREST, SCHAUMBURG, WAUKEGAN, WHEATON, AND WILMINGTON.
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