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Richmond, IL Police Department
Friday April 17th, 2026 :: 12:46 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Tornado Watch until 08:00PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 129 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOONE DE KALB LA SALLE LEE OGLE WINNEBAGO IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS MCHENRY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONQUIN, BELVIDERE, BYRON, CRYSTAL LAKE, DEKALB, DIXON, LA SALLE, MARSEILLES, MCHENRY, MENDOTA, OREGON, OTTAWA, ROCHELLE, ROCKFORD, STREATOR, SYCAMORE, AND WOODSTOCK.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BOONE, IL ... DE KALB, IL ... LA SALLE, 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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