Monday, July 15, 2024

Severe Weather Statement for McHenry Co., IL

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
858 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024


/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0118.000000T0000Z-240716T0215Z/
De Kalb IL-Kane IL-McHenry IL-
858 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN DE KALB...KANE AND MCHENRY COUNTIES...

At 856 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Richmond to Lakewood to near Campton Hills to Sugar
Grove, moving east at 35 mph. The Aurora-Sugar Grove airport just
recorded a wind gust to 70 mph with these storms.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

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

Locations impacted include...
Aurora, Elgin, Bartlett, Crystal Lake, Carpentersville, St. Charles,
Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, West Chicago, McHenry, Batavia,
Woodstock, Huntley, Geneva, Sycamore, Campton Hills, Fox Lake, Island
Lake, Marengo, South Elgin, Cary, North Aurora, Sugar Grove, Pingree
Grove, and Gilberts.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for north central
and northeastern Illinois.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4249 8820 4216 8820 4215 8824 4207 8824
4207 8826 4178 8826 4180 8869 4250 8858
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 271DEG 32KT 4249 8829 4222 8837 4199 8840 4179
8845

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH


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