Illinois Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/24/2026 15:35

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 24 at 5:35PM CDT until June 24 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 24, 2026 - 3:35pm
Expires: 
June 24, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern De Kalb County in north central Illinois... Northern Kane County in northeastern Illinois... Eastern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 630 PM CDT. * At 535 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Harvard to near Marengo to near Genoa, moving east at 30 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... Elgin, Crystal Lake, Carpentersville, Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, Woodstock, Huntley, Fox Lake, Island Lake, Genoa, Cary, Pingree Grove, Gilberts, West Dundee, Hampshire, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, Spring Grove, Fox River Grove, Barrington Hills, Wonder Lake, Lakewood, Pistakee Highlands, and Sleepy Hollow.
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 building.
Area Description: 
De Kalb, IL; Kane, IL; McHenry, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL