Illinois, Indiana Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/04/2026 14:51

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 4 at 4:51PM CDT until July 4 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 2:51pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 455 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIVINGSTON IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS FORD IROQUOIS IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS COOK DUPAGE KANKAKEE WILL IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA BENTON JASPER LAKE IN NEWTON PORTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS, CAROL STREAM, CHESTERTON, CHICAGO, DEMOTTE, DOWNERS GROVE, DWIGHT, EVANSTON, FAIRBURY, FOWLER, GARY, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, HAMMOND, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, KENTLAND, LEMONT, LOMBARD, MERRILLVILLE, MOROCCO, NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, ORLAND PARK, OXFORD, PARK FOREST, PAXTON, PONTIAC, PORTAGE, RENSSELAER, ROSELAWN, SCHAUMBURG, VALPARAISO, WATSEKA, WHEATON, AND WILMINGTON.
Area Description: 
Cook, IL; DuPage, IL; Ford, IL; Iroquois, IL; Kankakee, IL; Livingston, IL; Will, IL; Benton, IN; Jasper, IN; Lake, IN; Newton, IN; Porter, IN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL