NWS Chicago ILTO.W 0058July 27, 2026
Tornado Warning: Iroquois and Kankakee, IL
The National Weather Service office in Chicago issued a tornado warning for Iroquois and Kankakee in Illinois, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on July 27. It was the 58th tornado warning the NWS office in Chicago issued in 2026. Illinois had 17 tornado warnings in July 2026, against 10 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Illinois's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 42 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Chicago IL
- Area
- Iroquois and Kankakee
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:18 p.m. CDT, July 27, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. CDT, July 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLOT TO.W 0058
- 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... Southwestern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... Northwestern Iroquois County in east central Illinois... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 418 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Limestone, or 7 miles north of Herscher, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail. 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... Herscher and Limestone around 425 PM CDT. Chebanse around 435 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Clifton and Ashkum.
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.