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The Village of New Lenox
Thursday April 2nd, 2026 :: 08:23 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:30PM

SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Will County in northeastern Illinois... Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 822 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Minooka to 7 miles east of Streator, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Joliet, Hammond, Tinley Park, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Lansing, Harvey, New Lenox, Munster, Park Forest, Homewood, Matteson, Mokena, Frankfort, Channahon, Minooka, Steger, Braidwood, Wilmington, Peotone, South Holland, Country Club Hills, Dyer, Hazel Crest, and Richton Park.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COOK, IL ... WILL, IL

Instructions:

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 small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern Illinois.

Address/Location
The Village of New Lenox
1 Veterans Pkwy
New Lenox, IL 60451

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-485-2500

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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