Illinois Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 14:06

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