NWS Chicago ILTO.W 0064August 9, 2026
Tornado Warning: La Salle, IL
The National Weather Service office in Chicago issued a tornado warning for La Salle in Illinois, which was in force until 12:00 a.m. local time on August 10. It was the 64th tornado warning the NWS office in Chicago issued in 2026. Illinois had 28 tornado warnings in August 2026, against 7 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Illinois's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 24 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Chicago IL
- Area
- La Salle
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:36 p.m. CDT, August 9, 2026
- Expires
- 12:00 a.m. CDT, August 10, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLOT TO.W 0064
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Tornado Warning for... East central La Salle County in north central Illinois... * Until midnight CDT. * At 1136 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Streator, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central La Salle County, including the following locations... Ransom.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.