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Tornado Watch

Status

New Event Active alert

Start Time

Thu 04/02/2026 02:43 PM EDT

End Time

Thu 04/02/2026 09:00 PM EDT

Significance

Watch

Impacts

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, IL

Full 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/