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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IL — Apr 2, 2026

NWS LOT · ETN 9 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office LOT issued a tornado warning at 23:13 UTC on Apr 2, 2026. The warning was in effect for 17 minutes, ending at Apr 2, 2026 23:30 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 41.87, -89.59, moving east-northeast at about 47 mph.

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Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
3 N Grand Detour Ogle, IL UNK An NWS damage survey confirmed that a brief EF-1 tornado with estimated peak winds of 105 mph impacted a few properties along Ridge Road in southern Ogle County. One ho (LOT)
3 SSW Davis Junction Ogle, IL UNK An NWS damage survey confirmed that an EF-0 tornado with estimated peak winds of 85 mph and a path length of 2.71 miles tracked through the community of Holcomb in nort (LOT)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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