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Richmond, IL Police Department
Tuesday April 14th, 2026 :: 02:34 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Tornado Watch until 10:00PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 109 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOONE DE KALB LEE OGLE WINNEBAGO IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS KANE LAKE IL MCHENRY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONQUIN, AURORA, BELVIDERE, BUFFALO GROVE, BYRON, CRYSTAL LAKE, DEKALB, DIXON, ELGIN, GURNEE, MCHENRY, MUNDELEIN, OREGON, ROCHELLE, ROCKFORD, SYCAMORE, WAUKEGAN, AND WOODSTOCK.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BOONE, IL ... DE KALB, IL ... KANE, IL ... LAKE, IL ... LEE, IL ... MCHENRY, IL ... OGLE, IL ... WINNEBAGO, IL

Address/Location
Richmond, IL Police Department
5600 Hunter Dr
Richmond, IL 60071

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-678-4163

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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