Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for McHenry Co., IL until 9:45 AM CDT 7/26

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
841 AM CDT Wed Jul 26 2023

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lake County in northeastern Illinois...
Northeastern Kane County in northeastern Illinois...
McHenry County in northeastern Illinois...
Northwestern Cook County in northeastern Illinois...
Southeastern Boone County in north central Illinois...

* Until 945 AM CDT.

* At 840 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hebron to near Woodstock to near Genoa, moving
east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Trained Weather Spotter. This storm has had a history of
60 to 70 mph wind gusts and tree damage.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
Elgin, Waukegan, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Palatine,
Skokie, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Hoffman Estates, Glenview,
Buffalo Grove, Crystal Lake, Carpentersville, Wheeling, Park Ridge,
Northbrook, North Chicago, Gurnee and Mundelein.

Including the following interstates...
I-90 between mile markers 28 and 50, and between mile markers 60 and
69.
I-94 between mile markers 1 and 37.
I-294 between mile markers 1 and 37.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 4227 8783 4213 8774 4208 8768 4203 8767
4207 8826 4215 8859 4215 8880 4249 8871
4249 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 1340Z 271DEG 50KT 4247 8849 4234 8853 4218 8870

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH


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