Special Weather Statement for McHenry Co., IL

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
146 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025


Lake IL-Kane IL-McHenry IL-Northern Cook IL-
146 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LAKE...NORTHERN
KANE...SOUTHEASTERN MCHENRY AND NORTHWESTERN COOK COUNTIES THROUGH
215 AM CDT...

At 146 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Prairie Grove to near Lake in the Hills to
near Hampshire. Movement was east southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Localized wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Oakwood Hills, Wauconda, Fox River Grove, Algonquin, Port Barrington,
West Dundee, Hawthorn Woods, Deer Park, Ridgefield, Huntley,
Inverness, South Barrington, Gilberts, Tower Lakes, Lakewood,
Libertyville, Volo, Crystal Lake, Barrington Hills, Sleepy Hollow,
Hoffman Estates, Forest Lake, Barrington, Carpentersville, and Lake
Barrington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4233 8792 4207 8807 4205 8828 4209 8859
4215 8859 4219 8845 4235 8834
TIME...MOT...LOC 0646Z 288DEG 30KT 4230 8829 4218 8837 4213 8856

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH


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