Illinois Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/03/2026 10:42

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 12:42PM CDT until July 3 at 1:45PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 3, 2026 - 10:42am
Expires: 
July 3, 2026 - 11:45am
Description: 
SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Kane County in northeastern Illinois... DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... Northwestern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 145 PM CDT. * At 1242 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Maple Park to near Hinckley, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Aurora, Naperville, Elgin, Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Bolingbrook, Palatine, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Wheaton, Hoffman Estates, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, Buffalo Grove, Bartlett, Streamwood, Carol Stream, Hanover Park, Carpentersville, Wheeling, Addison, Glendale Heights, Elk Grove Village, and St. Charles.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Cook, IL; DuPage, IL; Kane, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL