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Severe weather could bring thunderstorms, damaging winds and tornadoes to northern Illinois

The National Weather Service says severe weather including storms and damaging winds, along with a threat of tornadoes, is possible Tuesday in the Chicagoland area. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a hazardous weather outlook Monday for Lake, McHenry, Boone, Winnebago, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Will, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Kankakee, Livingston, Iroquois and […]

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NWS releases path of EF-1 tornado in Mundelein that produced 110 mph winds, damaged apartment building

The weather service has released the path of the EF-1 tornado, which had 110 mph peak winds, that touched down in Mundelein and damaged an apartment building Tuesday. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued tornado warnings for Lake, Cook and McHenry counties on Tuesday evening. The warnings went into effect around 7:15 p.m. and expired […]

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Weather service confirms EF-1 tornado touched down in Mundelein after apartment building seriously damaged

Surveyors confirmed that 10 tornadoes touched down in the Chicagoland area Tuesday, including one in Mundelein where an apartment building was heavily damaged and 59 people were displaced. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued tornado warnings for Lake, Cook and McHenry counties on Tuesday evening. The warning went into effect around 7:15 p.m. and expired […]

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‘Everything burst outward’: Child injured, 59 residents displaced after Mundelein apartment roof blows off, wall collapses

A child was injured and 59 residents were displaced after a possible microburst caused part of a roof to an apartment building in Mundelein to blow off and the facade to collapse. The Mundelein Fire Department and Mundelein Police Department responded around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday to the Washington Apartments, 32 Washington Boulevard in Mundelein, for […]

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Possible severe thunderstorms, summer-like temps to quickly switch over to frigid temps, snow in Chicagoland area

Summer-like temperatures and possible severe thunderstorms in the Chicagoland area Tuesday will give way to frigid temperatures and snow overnight into Wednesday. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a hazardous weather outlook for portions of north central Illinois and northeast Illinois Tuesday morning. The outlook includes Lake and McHenry counties as well as the rest […]

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Wind chills of more than 30 degrees below zero reported as warming centers open in Lake, McHenry counties

A wind chill advisory remains in effect until Wednesday as the weather service reports dangerous wind chills of more than 30 degrees below zero in Lake and McHenry counties. The National Weather Service (NWS) said a winter weather advisory in effect expires at 12 p.m. Sunday for Lake, McHenry, DuPage and Cook counties. A wind […]

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McHenry County sees flooding after Friday thunderstorms bring torrential rain, high winds

Cars became stuck after roadways flooded in Crystal Lake while thunderstorms moved through McHenry County and the rest of the Chicagoland area Friday evening. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued severe thunderstorm warnings, most of which had expired by 11 p.m. Friday, for the Chicagoland area. The weather service said they were tracking multiple severe […]

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Multiple waves of severe thunderstorms likely Friday in northern Illinois area, NWS warns

The National Weather Service says multiple waves of severe thunderstorms, which could bring damaging winds and torrential rainfall, are likely Friday in the Chicagoland area. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a hazardous weather outlook for Lake, McHenry, Boone, Winnebago, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Will, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Kankakee, Livingston, Iroquois and Ford […]

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Portion of Route 12 near Wauconda completely shut down after thunderstorms hit Lake, McHenry counties

ComEd is working to restore power to residents in Lake and McHenry counties after thunderstorms went through the area, causing a portion of Route 12 near Wauconda to be shut down. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a severe thunderstorm warning around 8 a.m. Wednesday for McHenry County. The NWS said severe thunderstorms were detected […]