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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 12:01 AM Mar. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern La Salle County in north central Illinois... * Until 800 PM CDT. * At 701 PM CDT, mulitple severe thunderstorms were located across the warned area, and all were moving east to northeast at 25 to 30 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Ottawa, Peru, La Salle, Mendota, Marseilles, Sheridan, Lake Holiday, Seneca, Somonauk, Earlville, North Utica, Serena, Leland, Naplate, Millington, Dayton, Troy Grove, Triumph, Harding, Wedron, Prairie Center, and Norway. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 north central and northeastern Illinois. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
Tornado Watch
Issued: 11:32 PM Mar. 10, 2026 – National Weather Service
TORNADO WATCH 32 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT /MIDNIGHT EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIVINGSTON IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS FORD IROQUOIS IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS LA SALLE IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS GRUNDY KANKAKEE IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA BENTON JASPER NEWTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOURBONNAIS, COAL CITY, DEMOTTE, DWIGHT, FAIRBURY, FOWLER, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, KANKAKEE, KENTLAND, LA SALLE, MARSEILLES, MENDOTA, MINOOKA, MOROCCO, MORRIS, OTTAWA, OXFORD, PAXTON, PONTIAC, RENSSELAER, ROSELAWN, STREATOR, AND WATSEKA.
Flood Watch
Issued: 5:04 PM Mar. 10, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Central Cook, DuPage, Eastern Will, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, La Salle, Northern Cook, Northern Will, Southern Cook and Southern Will and northwest Indiana, including the following areas, Lake IN and Porter. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Underpasses may be flooded. Roads and streets may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms with rainfall rates up to 1 to 2 inches per hour will be possible from late this afternoon until late this evening. The highest chance for flooding will be in urban areas and locations that received heavy rainfall over the last several days. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flood Watch for flash flooding means rapid-onset flooding is possible, but not yet certain, based upon the latest forecasts. Flash flooding is a dangerous situation. Persons with interests along area rivers, creeks, and other waterways should monitor the latest forecasts and be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
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