SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED JULY 18 AT 12:23PM CDT UNTIL JULY 18 AT 7:00PM CDT
Effective: 2026-07-18 12:23:00 Expires: 2026-07-18 19:00:00 Issued by: NWS Chicago IL
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH493 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

FORD IROQUOIS

IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS

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, DEMOTTE, FOWLER, GARY, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, HAMMOND, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, KENTLAND, MERRILLVILLE, MOROCCO, OXFORD, PAXTON, PORTAGE, RENSSELAER, ROSELAWN, VALPARAISO, WATSEKA, AND WILMINGTON.
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FORD, IL, IROQUOIS, IL, KANKAKEE, IL, WILL, IL, BENTON, IN, JASPER, IN, LAKE, IN, NEWTON, IN, PORTER, IN
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