NWS Chicago ILTO.W 0044June 11, 2026
Tornado Warning: DuPage, IL
The National Weather Service office in Chicago issued a tornado warning for DuPage in Illinois, which was in force until 8:30 p.m. local time on June 11. It was the 44th tornado warning the NWS office in Chicago issued in 2026. Illinois had 115 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 23 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Illinois's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 26 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Chicago IL
- Area
- DuPage
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:04 p.m. CDT, June 11, 2026
- Expires
- 8:30 p.m. CDT, June 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLOT TO.W 0044
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Illinois since 2008Every warning type in Illinois
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The notice as issued
TORLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 804 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Naperville, moving northeast at 45 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 dangerous storm will be near... Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Woodridge, Glen Ellyn, Oak Brook, Westmont, Lisle, Villa Park, and Clarendon Hills around 810 PM CDT. Elmhurst, Addison, and Hinsdale around 815 PM CDT. Bensenville around 820 PM CDT.
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.