Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 10:13AM CDT until May 18 at 11:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 8:13am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 9:00am
Description:
SVRLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Kendall County in northeastern Illinois...
Will County in northeastern Illinois...
Northeastern Grundy County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 1100 AM CDT.
* At 1012 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southeast of Newark to Braidwood, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Bolingbrook, Orland Park, Tinley Park,
Romeoville, Plainfield, Woodridge, Oswego, Lockport, New Lenox,
Homer Glen, Mokena, Frankfort, Morris, Channahon, Minooka,
Braidwood, Wilmington, Coal City, Crest Hill, Shorewood, Frankfort
Square, and Manhattan.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Grundy, IL; Kendall, IL; Will, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL