Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 12 at 6:42AM CDT until August 12 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
August 12, 2026 - 4:42am
Expires:
August 12, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
574 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /2 PM EDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
LIVINGSTON
IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
FORD IROQUOIS
IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
DE KALB LA SALLE LEE
IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
GRUNDY KANKAKEE KENDALL
WILL
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
BENTON NEWTON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS, COAL CITY,
DEKALB, DIXON, DWIGHT, FAIRBURY, FOWLER, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN,
JOLIET, KANKAKEE, KENTLAND, LA SALLE, MARSEILLES, MENDOTA,
MINOOKA, MOROCCO, MORRIS, OSWEGO, OTTAWA, OXFORD, PAXTON, PLANO,
PONTIAC, ROSELAWN, STREATOR, SYCAMORE, WATSEKA, WILMINGTON,
AND YORKVILLE.
Area Description:
De Kalb, IL; Ford, IL; Grundy, IL; Iroquois, IL; Kankakee, IL; Kendall, IL; La Salle, IL; Lee, IL; Livingston, IL; Will, IL; Benton, IN; Newton, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov