Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 27 at 3:43PM CDT until July 27 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 27, 2026 - 1:43pm
Expires:
July 27, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 343 PM CDT, a large severe thunderstorm was located over
Shorewood, or near Minooka, moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Joliet, Romeoville, Plainfield, Morris, Channahon, Minooka,
Wilmington, Coal City, Crest Hill, Shorewood, Diamond, Elwood,
Preston Heights, Fairmont, Rockdale, Crystal Lawns, Carbon Hill, and
Symerton.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Grundy, IL; Kendall, IL; Will, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: