Tornado Watch
Status
New Event Active alertStart Time
Thu 04/02/2026 02:43 PM EDTEnd Time
Thu 04/02/2026 09:00 PM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Aurora, IL ∙ Rockford, IL ∙ Elgin, IL ∙ Nelson, IL ∙ Peru, IL ∙ Roscoe, IL ∙ Garden Prairie, IL ∙ Verona, IL ∙ Cary, IL ∙ Mount Morris, ILFull Alert Message
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 89 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 143 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026 The National Weather Service has issued tornado watch 89 in effect until 8 PM CDT this evening for the following areas in illinois this watch includes 10 counties in north central illinois boone de kalb la salle lee ogle winnebago in northeast illinois grundy kane kendall mchenry this includes the cities of algonquin, aurora, belvidere, byron, coal city, crystal lake, dekalb, dixon, elgin, la salle, marseilles, mchenry, mendota, minooka, morris, oregon, oswego, ottawa, plano, rochelle, rockford, streator, sycamore, woodstock, and yorkville.
Technical Header
ILC007-037-063-089-093-099-103-111-141-201-030100- /O.NEW.KLOT.TO.A.0089.260402T1843Z-260403T0100Z/