THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 17 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST /11 PM EST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIVINGSTON IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS FORD IROQUOIS IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS GRUNDY 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, CHESTERTON, COAL CITY, DEMOTTE, DWIGHT, FAIRBURY, FOWLER, GARY, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, HAMMOND, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, KENTLAND, MERRILLVILLE, MINOOKA, MOROCCO, MORRIS, OXFORD, PAXTON, PONTIAC, PORTAGE, RENSSELAER, ROSELAWN, VALPARAISO, WATSEKA, AND WILMINGTON.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FORD, IL ... GRUNDY, IL ... IROQUOIS, IL ... KANKAKEE, IL ... LIVINGSTON, IL ... WILL, IL ... BENTON, IN ... JASPER, IN ... LAKE, IN ... NEWTON, IN ... PORTER, IN
