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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
847 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4199 8826 4199 8795 4196 8792 4172 8791
      4169 8796 4169 8803 4164 8803 4164 8791
      4153 8792 4148 8795 4146 8827 4146 8825
      4111 8824 4111 8858 4200 8860 4202 8859
      4210 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 246DEG 45KT 4188 8890 4168 8875 4157 8872 4115
8887

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

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