Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 3:19PM CDT until July 4 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 1:19pm
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
SVRLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Kendall County in northeastern Illinois...
Northwestern Will County in northeastern Illinois...
Northeastern Grundy County in northeastern Illinois...
DuPage County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 415 PM CDT.
* At 318 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Batavia to near Morris, moving east at 35 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, Wheaton,
Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, Romeoville, Plainfield,
Woodridge, Glen Ellyn, West Chicago, Lockport, New Lenox, Homer
Glen, Mokena, Frankfort, Hinsdale, Lemont, Channahon, Minooka, Burr
Ridge, and Oak Brook.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
DuPage, IL; Grundy, IL; Kendall, IL; Will, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: