WUUS53 KLOT 160251 SVRLOT ILC031-043-160345- /O.NEW.KLOT.SV.W.0090.260416T0251Z-260416T0345Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 951 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... Northern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 1045 PM CDT. * At 951 PM CDT, a line of severe thunderstorms extended from Carpentersville to Elgin, and was moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Chicago, Elgin, Cicero, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Hoffman Estates, Oak Park, Glenview, Elmhurst, Lombard, Buffalo Grove, Bartlett, Ohare Airport, Streamwood, Hanover Park, Wheeling, Park Ridge, Addison, Glendale Heights, and Northbrook. 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. && LAT...LON 4211 8773 4206 8767 4203 8767 4199 8765 4196 8763 4196 8764 4190 8762 4189 8761 4186 8762 4187 8792 4199 8826 4207 8826 4207 8824 4215 8824 4215 8776 TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 286DEG 31KT 4206 8812 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Borchardt