Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/13/2026 12:07

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 13 at 2:07PM CDT until April 13 at 2:45PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 13, 2026 - 12:07pm
Expires: 
April 13, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description: 
SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Will County in northeastern Illinois... Eastern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 245 PM CDT. * At 207 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Limestone, or near Kankakee, moving east at 40 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... Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Manteno, Peotone, Momence, Beecher, Grant Park, St. Anne, Aroma Park, Hopkins Park, Sun River Terrace, Sammons Point, and Wilton Center.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows.
Area Description: 
Kankakee, IL; Will, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL