The weather service says a “powerful storm system” could bring a variety of hazardous weather to the Chicagoland area on Sunday into Monday, including thunderstorms and snow showers. The National Weather Service (NWS) on Saturday issued a hazardous weather outlook for Lake, McHenry, Winnebago, Kane, Cook, Will, DuPage, Boone, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, […]
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McHenry County joining state, federal, agencies to appeal FEMA denial of disaster relief funding from heavy storms in August
McHenry County is joining in with state and federal emergency agencies to appeal a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial of federal disaster relief funds for severe storms and flooding that damaged multiple communities in mid-August. The McHenry County Emergency Management Agency announced in a news release that it will support the Illinois […]
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Tornado watch issued for Lake, McHenry counties amid severe weather threat across Chicagoland area
The weather service has issued a tornado watch for Lake and McHenry counties as they warn about severe thunderstorms in the Chicagoland area Friday evening. The National Weather Service (NWS) on Friday issued a tornado watch for much of northeastern Illinois, including Lake and McHenry counties. The Boone, DuPage, Kane, Cook, Grundy, DeKalb, LaSalle, Kendall, […]
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Firefighters respond to three separate structure fires in McHenry County possibly caused by lightning strikes
Firefighters responded to three separate structure fires at homes in McHenry County in an hour and a half that were suspected to be caused by lightning strikes as storms passed through the area. The Cary Fire Protection District responded around 10:07 p.m. Thursday to the 500 block of Surrey Ridge Drive in Cary for a […]
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Lake, McHenry counties under tornado watch amid threat of severe thunderstorms across Chicagoland
The weather service has issued a tornado watch for Lake and McHenry counties as they warn about severe thunderstorms that are possible in the Chicagoland area Thursday evening. The National Weather Service (NWS) on Thursday initially issued a tornado watch for portions of far northern Illinois, including McHenry and Winnebago counties. The weather service expanded […]
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Weather service warns of strong to severe thunderstorms possible in Chicagoland area on Thursday
The weather service says strong to severe thunderstorms are possible and could bring destructive hail and a tornado to the Chicagoland area on Thursday. The National Weather Service (NWS) on Wednesday issued a hazardous weather outlook for Lake, McHenry, Winnebago, Kane, Cook, Will, DuPage, Boone, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Kankakee, Livingston, Iroquois and […]
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Weather service warns about chance for severe thunderstorms in northern Illinois on Monday evening
Forecasters say severe thunderstorms are possible and could bring high winds and tornadoes to the northern Illinois area on Monday evening into Tuesday. The National Weather Service (NWS) said Sunday that a strong low-pressure system will move through the Upper Midwest on Monday. Storms are expected to enter northern Illinois on Monday night into early […]
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Severe thunderstorms could bring tornadoes, 75 mph winds to northern Illinois on Wednesday
Severe thunderstorms bringing winds up to 75 mph, large hail and tornadoes are possible in northern Illinois on Wednesday afternoon into the evening, forecasters said. The National Weather Service (NWS) said waves of storms are expected to move across the area on Wednesday. Some could be severe, especially in the afternoon. The NWS said confidence […]
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Crews working to restore power, clean up downed trees and debris after severe thunderstorms in Lake County
Crews were kept busy Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning responding to downed trees and power lines, which resulted in power outages, after severe thunderstorms in Lake County. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southern Lake County around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. The warning said severe thunderstorms were located along a line […]