Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Day 1 Convective Outlook/Categorical for Friday, July 3, 2026 indicates a Level 2/5 Severe Thunderstorm Risk with high winds risk, but no tornado risk (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center)

Severe Thunderstorm Warning and Watch Activated for Friday Afternoon in Chicagoland

Fri Jul 3, 2026 01:16 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar indicates precipitation as a line of severe thunderstorms from about Milwaukee to Peoria that will pass through Arlington Heights and O’Hare International Airport by about 1:15 p.m. Hot and humid conditions […]

Day 1 Convective Outlook/Categorical for overnight Thursday/Friday, July 2-3, 2026 indicates Level 1/5 and Level 2/5 Severe Thunderstorm Risk, and no tornado risk for northeast Illinois (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center)

Two Lines of Thunderstorms Develop Suddenly Just West of Arlington Heights, Canceling Thursday’s Drone Show

Thu Jul 2, 2026 10:11 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Severe thunderstorm cells were indicated by radar mostly south of Arlington Heights, and caused the activation of a Severe Thunderstorm Warning Thursday night. Otherwise radar indicates precipitation as a line of moderate […]

Not safe here from High Wind Tree Damage (SOURCE: weather.gov)

Storm Damage Video and Review of Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Thursday

Fri May 16, 2025 05:22 am Cardinal News

Severe weather split north and south across the suburbs near the City of Chicago, and into Northwest Indiana — bringing lightning and making for dangerous conditions. CBS Chicago aggregated storm video damage from Cicero, Lombard, […]

First United Methodist Church at 216 E. Highland Avenue in Elgin where most of the roof was turn off and dropped on Center Street (SOURCE: City of Elgin)

National Weather Service Report: At Least 4 Small Tornadoes Confirmed Overnight March 14-15, 2025

Sat Mar 15, 2025 11:30 pm Cardinal News

Storm damage in northern Illinois was sparse, but small areas received serious property damage. Since trees do not have leaves on their branches yet, there was probably much less tree damage than there would have […]

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Low 74, Arlington Heights, Northwest Cook County, O’Hare Weather Forecast

Tue Aug 6, 2024 03:53 am Cardinal News

A line of thunderstorms passed through the Arlington Heights area by 4:30 a.m. with no significant winds and only brief heavy rain in downtown Arlington Heights and surrounding areas. No fire calls were dispatched related […]

Turbulent clouds over the Target store at Rand Road and Thomas Street in Arlington Heights ahead of a thunderstorm with lightning, moderate winds, and quick heavy rain on Thursday evening, April 20, 2023.

Severe Thunderstorm Not So Severe on the Damage Reports; 68 Active Power Outages at 7:20 PM Thursday

Thu Apr 20, 2023 08:06 pm Cardinal News

A quick thunderstorm brought impressive clouds, but not much lightning and only a short burst of heavy rain in the northwest suburbs of Chicagoland. ComEd reported 68 Active Outages with 2,384 customers affected in Chicagoland […]

No Tornado Warning for Arlington Heights in NWS Chicago Map at 8:42 p.m.

Tornado Warning Sirens Activate 5 Times in Arlington Heights and There Was No Tornado Warning Here; Explanation

Sat Apr 1, 2023 08:37 am Cardinal News

Tornado Siren activation (now known as Outdoor Warning Siren Activation) caused considerable confusion Friday night, March 31, 2023 because there was no Tornado Warning activated by the National Weather Service for Arlington Heights when the […]

Roof Torn Off Apartment Building in High Winds in Elk Grove Village

Sat Nov 5, 2022 02:17 pm Cardinal News

Elk Grove Village police, firefighters and paramedics responded about 11:07 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 2022 to a report that the roof was torn off an apartment building at 10:30 a.m. Charlela Ln. in Elk Grove […]

Weather Alerts Tuesday evening July 5, 2022 (SOURCE: NWS Chicago).

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Activated in Chicagoland

Tue Jul 5, 2022 08:50 pm Cardinal News

Weather Radar shows a large area of thunderstorms moving from northwest to southeast in northern Illinois heading toward the northwest suburbs, west suburbs, south suburbs and Chicago. UPDATE 10:34 PM — Storms have lost energy, […]

SPC Tornado Outlook 0100z Tuesday 07/05/2022 to 1200Z Tuesday 07/05/2022.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Effective Monday Night Until Early Tuesday

Mon Jul 4, 2022 11:33 pm Cardinal News

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the northwest suburbs was extended Monday night until Tuesday early morning at 12:15 a.m. A few tornadoes and scattered damaging gusts are possible through this evening centered on the southwest […]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning NWS Chicago March 5, 2022 at 10:15 p.m. (SOURCE NWS Chicago)

Severe Thunderstorm Watch for All of Northern Illinois, Upgraded to Warning

Sat Mar 5, 2022 10:47 pm Cardinal News

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch in northern Illinois that excluded Lake, Cook, DuPage, and Will counties was expanded at 10:15 p.m. to include those counties. Thunderstorms are expected to arrive around 11:00 p.m. in Arlington Heights […]

NWS Chicago Radar 7:23 PM Tuesday August 10, 2021 (SOURCE: National Weather Service Chicago)

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Northeast Illinois, Lightning, Winds, Heavy Rain

Tue Aug 10, 2021 07:32 pm Cardinal News

Severe thunderstorms will be arriving a little earlier than forecast for Tuesday evening. Compared to yesterday, tornadoes are less likely, but a brief tornado without a long track is possible. Weather Radar) shows a line […]

Dangerous Lake Michigan swimming conditions until 7:00 p.m. Friday, July, 29, 2021.

Fizzled Storms Overnight Had Some Strength, Caused Power Outages; “Cool Front” Moves in After 3PM

Thu Jul 29, 2021 02:27 pm Cardinal News

Dangerous Lake Michigan Swimming Conditions The forecast calls for decreasing clouds this afternoon and falling temperatures to comfortable levels by 8:00 p.m. Thursday night. Following a high of 86°F around 11:00 a.m. and a Heat […]

Tornado Warning and Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued at 10:40 p.m.; Effective Until 11:30 p.m.

Sun Jun 20, 2021 10:48 pm Cardinal News

Tornado Indicated by Radar For LIVE Tornado Warnings for our area and United States, see Arlingtoncardinal.com/tornadowarning or Twitter.com/NWStornado Tornado Warning Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 1056 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021 ILC031-043-210430- […]

Weather Underground NEXRAD radar April 8, 2020 at 4:52 p.m. CDT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING: Strong Winds, Hail, Lightning, Heavy Rain Around 5:00 PM Wednesday April 8, 2020

Wed Apr 8, 2020 04:54 pm Cardinal News

Unstable air associated with a cold front is expected to bring scattered severe thunderstorms Wednesday evening. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued at 4:43 p.m. for a storm on radar approaching northwest Cook County. The […]

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