Cook County, IL Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Cook County.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

Special Weather Statement issued November 18 at 2:42PM CST by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Winds will gradually increase to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 35 mph through early evening and continue overnight. A band of showers, and possibly a couple of thunderstorms, will move through the area between 7 PM and 3 AM. During the passage of this band of convection, brief localized wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible. Right now the most likely area to see brief localized wind gusts up to 50 mph are generally south of a line from Sterling, Illinois to Fairfield, Iowa.

Wind Advisory issued November 18 at 2:25PM CST until November 19 at 6:00AM CST by NWS Lincoln IL

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and west central Illinois. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.