Tornado Watch

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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 131 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1009 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026 Tornado watch 131 remains valid until 11 PM CDT /midnight edt/ this evening for the following areas in illinois this watch includes 6 counties in east central illinois ford iroquois in northeast illinois cook dupage kankakee will in indiana this watch includes 5 counties in northwest indiana benton jasper lake in newton porter this includes the cities of bolingbrook, bourbonnais, carol stream, chesterton, chicago, demotte, downers grove, evanston, fowler, gary, gibson city, gilman, hammond, joliet, kankakee, kentland, lemont, lombard, merrillville, morocco, naperville, oak lawn, orland park, oxford, park forest, paxton, portage, rensselaer, roselawn, schaumburg, valparaiso, watseka, wheaton, and wilmington.