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City of Ottawa IL
Sunday April 20th, 2025 :: 09:01 p.m. CDT

Alert

Tornado Watch until 04:00AM Monday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 157 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIVINGSTON IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS FORD IROQUOIS IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS LA SALLE LEE IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS GRUNDY KANKAKEE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOURBONNAIS, COAL CITY, DIXON, DWIGHT, FAIRBURY, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, KANKAKEE, LA SALLE, MARSEILLES, MENDOTA, MINOOKA, MORRIS, OTTAWA, PAXTON, PONTIAC, STREATOR, AND WATSEKA.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FORD, IL ... GRUNDY, IL ... IROQUOIS, IL ... KANKAKEE, IL ... LA SALLE, IL ... LEE, IL ... LIVINGSTON, IL

Address/Location
City of Ottawa IL
301 W Lafayette St
Ottawa, IL 61350

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-433-2131

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Alert Details

Severity:
Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Tornado Watch

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