Saturday, July 20, 2019

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for McHenry Co., IL until 05:00 PM CDT 7/20

<pre>WUUS53 KLOT 202055
SVRLOT
/O.NEW.KLOT.SV.W.0098.190720T2055Z-190720T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
355 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2019

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Lake County in northeastern Illinois...
Northern Ogle County in north central Illinois...
Northern De Kalb County in north central Illinois...
Winnebago County in north central Illinois...
Northwestern Kane County in northeastern Illinois...
McHenry County in northeastern Illinois...
Boone County in north central Illinois...

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 354 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Richmond to near Cherry Valley, moving east at 40
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 334 PM, tree limbs were
reported down in Loves Park.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Rockford, Waukegan, Gurnee, Algonquin, McHenry, Belvidere,
Woodstock, Zion, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Grayslake,
Libertyville, Round Lake, Antioch, Beach Park, Wauconda, Fox Lake,
Harvard, Lake Villa and Island Lake.

This includes... Boone County Fairgrounds, Chain O Lakes State Park,
College of Lake County, Lake County IL Fairgrounds, Mchenry County
College, Mchenry County Fairgrounds, Moraine Hills State Park, Rock
Cut State Park, Rock Valley College, Rockford Aviators Baseball,
Rockford Speedway, Six Flags Great America, and Winnebago County
Fairgrounds.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Wind damage with these storms may occur before any rain or lightning
in portions of the warning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder
before taking cover. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

Damaging winds and continuous cloud to frequent lightning is
occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4248 8780 4241 8781 4206 8848 4213 8969
4220 8969 4220 8940 4250 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 278DEG 37KT 4246 8830 4217 8899

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
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