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Severe Thunderstorm Watch for De Kalb, IL; Ford, IL; Grundy, IL +9 more

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De Kalb, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall, La Salle, Lee and 4 more
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 574 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /2 PM EDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIVINGSTON IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS FORD IROQUOIS IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS DE KALB LA SALLE LEE IN...

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 574 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /2 PM EDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIVINGSTON IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS FORD IROQUOIS IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS DE KALB LA SALLE LEE IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS GRUNDY KANKAKEE KENDALL WILL IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA BENTON NEWTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS, COAL CITY, DEKALB, DIXON, DWIGHT, FAIRBURY, FOWLER, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, KENTLAND, LA SALLE, MARSEILLES, MENDOTA, MINOOKA, MOROCCO, MORRIS, OSWEGO, OTTAWA, OXFORD, PAXTON, PLANO, PONTIAC, ROSELAWN, STREATOR, SYCAMORE, WATSEKA, WILMINGTON, AND YORKVILLE.

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    Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 12 at 6:42AM CDT until August 12 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Chicago IL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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