A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for north central and northeastern Illinois. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

At 207 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sharon, or 7 miles north of Poplar Grove, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Belvidere, Loves Park, Harvard, Poplar Grove, Candlewick Lake, Sharon, Capron, Hebron, Timberlane, Chemung, and Caledonia.