After 35 years, Jerry Conner still remembers traveling with fellow firefighters from Beecher to Plainfield in response to the 1990 tornado that claimed 29 lives and injured hundreds of people. 

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch across much of northern Illinois until 11 p.m. Friday.

March is Severe Weather Preparedness Month. The National Weather Service is looking for people interested in weather who are willing to volunteer for their community as trained storm spotters.

Much of northern and eastern Illinois is under a severe weather warning, including a tornado watch until 9 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

A tornado watch has been issued until 10 p.m. Tuesday for parts of DeKalb, La Salle, Lee, Ogle, Boone and Winnebago counties, according to the National Weather Service.

A possible tornado was spotted near Hinckley Tuesday night, according to a spokesperson with the National Weather Service. A tornado watch remains in effect for DeKalb County through 10 p.m., and a wind advisory through 6 a.m. Wednesday.

A tornado touched down in the Wheaton area Friday night, the National Weather Service said.

The tornado began at 135th Street, just west of Meadow Lane, in Plainfield, and tracked east and northeast before weakening near Route 59, according to the National Weather Service.

A low-level tornado that touched down in far west side of Joliet, causing light damage to the area, and there’s a chance of more rain or snow later this week.

The NWS is forecasting two rounds of showers and thunderstorms, with the first round ending at 4 p.m. The second round of thunderstorms is expected to arrive later this afternoon after 4 p.m. and continue until 8 p.m.