Weather officials are warning of the threat of periodic thunderstorms, some potentially severe, from Sunday morning through Wednesday for Lake and McHenry counties and the rest of the region. “An active weather pattern will begin tomorrow, with multiple opportunities for thunderstorms in the region through Wednesday evening,” National Weather Service (NWS) Chicago said Saturday afternoon. […]
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‘It developed so fast’: Severe storms lead to confirmed tornado near Huntley, causing damage to barn
Weather officials confirmed that at least one tornado touched down near Huntley and damaged a barn as severe thunderstorms swept through the region Wednesday. The tornado briefly touched down at around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, National Weather Service (NWS) Chicago said. Multiple videos on social media showed residents looking in awe at the tornado as it […]
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‘Everything started shaking’: EF-0 tornado leaves trees uprooted, damages multiple homes in subdivision near Grayslake
An EF-0 tornado briefly touched down and left multiple trees uprooted and several homes damaged in the Saddlebrook Farms subdivision near Grayslake Wednesday evening. National Weather Service (NWS) Chicago confirmed to Lake & McHenry County Scanner that the tornado, with peak winds of around 80 mph and rated as EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, […]
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Line of thunderstorms to bring damaging winds, downpours across northern Illinois
A line of thunderstorms will sweep through northern Illinois this evening, with weather officials warning that it will bring damaging winds, heavy downpours and possibly localized flash floods. The squall line will move in a southeasterly direction and is expected to begin impacting northern Illinois at 5 p.m. this evening, according to the National Weather […]