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The Village of New Lenox
Wednesday August 12th, 2026 :: 09:26 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:45AM

SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Will County in northeastern Illinois... Northern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... Cook County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 1045 AM CDT.

* At 925 AM CDT, a line of severe thunderstorms extended from Hinckley to Morris to Mazon, and was moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. Wind gusts up to 60 mph were reported in Grundy County with this storm. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Cicero, Evanston, Bolingbrook, Skokie, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, Wheaton, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, Ohare Airport, Carol Stream, Romeoville, Plainfield, Park Ridge, Calumet City, Addison, and Glendale Heights.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COOK, IL ... DUPAGE, IL ... KANKAKEE, 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.

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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