Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 18:47

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 8:47PM CDT until April 17 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 6:47pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Kendall County in northeastern Illinois... Western Will County in northeastern Illinois... Grundy County in northeastern Illinois... Kane County in northeastern Illinois... DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 846 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Malta to near Somonauk to near Sheridan to near Streator, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Plano, Sandwich, and Newark around 850 PM CDT. Yorkville around 855 PM CDT. Montgomery, Sugar Grove, and Maple Park around 900 PM CDT. Aurora, Oswego, Morris, North Aurora, Boulder Hill, Elburn, and Lily Lake around 905 PM CDT. Plainfield, St. Charles, Batavia, Geneva, Campton Hills, and Mazon around 910 PM CDT. Joliet, Naperville, Elgin, West Chicago, Minooka, South Elgin, Shorewood, Warrenville, Wayne, and Valley View around 915 PM CDT. Bolingbrook, Wheaton, Bartlett, Carol Stream, Romeoville, Channahon, Coal City, Lisle, Winfield, and West Dundee around 920 PM CDT. Downers Grove, Lombard, Hanover Park, Glendale Heights, Woodridge, Glen Ellyn, Roselle, Darien, Bloomingdale, and Crest Hill around 925 PM CDT.
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. This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing damaging winds with a potential for embedded tornadoes. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and northeastern Illinois.
Area Description: 
DuPage, IL; Grundy, IL; Kane, IL; Kendall, IL; Will, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: 
[email protected]