Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 4:06PM CDT until July 4 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 2:06pm
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
SVRLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Livingston County in central Illinois...
Southwestern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois...
North central Ford County in east central Illinois...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 406 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Odell to 6 miles northeast of Pontiac to near
Saunemin to Fairbury to near Colfax, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Dwight, Fairbury, Chatsworth, Forrest, Odell, Piper City, Cullom,
Saunemin, Roberts, Buckingham, Cabery, Kempton, Campus, Reddick,
Emington, Stelle, and Strawn.
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:
Ford, IL; Kankakee, IL; Livingston, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: