Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 7:42PM CDT until April 17 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 5:42pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
SVRDVN
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Putnam County in north central Illinois...
Bureau County in north central Illinois...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 741 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Normandy to Castleton, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Princeton, Hennepin, Spring Valley, DePue, Granville, Walnut, Ladd,
Wyanet, Sheffield, Tiskilwa, La Moille, Dalzell, Buda, Bureau
Junction, McNabb, Putnam, Mark, Ohio, Cherry, and Malden.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 42 and 72.
Interstate 180 between mile markers 1 and 13.
Instruction:
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
sturdy building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central
Illinois.
Area Description:
Bureau, IL; Putnam, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
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