The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Will County.
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Kendall … northwestern Will … northeastern Grundy … and DuPage Counties.
At 3:35 p.m. Saturday, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Wheaton to near Channahon, moving east at 35 mph.
Hazard … 70 mph wind gusts.
Impact … Expect considerable tree damage, particularly in northern Will County from Plainfield to Lockport. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and out buildings.
Locations of impact include Aurora, Joliet, Napervville, Bolingbrook, Orland Park, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, Romeoville, Plainfield, Woodridge, Glen Ellyn, West Chicago, Lockport, New Lenox, Homer Glen, Mokena, Frankfort, Hinsdale, Lemont, Channahon, Minooka, Burr Ridge, and Oak Brook.
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 a small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, an may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
