The weather service confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down near Harvard and destroyed a barn, leaving over 45 animals trapped and four of them dead Tuesday afternoon. The Harvard Fire Protection District responded around 2:35 p.m. Tuesday to the 10800 block of Weidner Road in unincorporated Harvard. Marengo Fire and Rescue District Communication Specialist Alex […]
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School district accepting donations to help families displaced by tornado in Mundelein
Donations are being accepted to help the 59 residents who were displaced after a tornado touched down and damaged their apartment building in Mundelein late last month. An EF-1 tornado touched down during a severe weather event on February 27 and damaged an apartment building at the Washington Apartments, 32 Washington Boulevard in Mundelein. The […]
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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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National Weather Service confirms EF-1 tornado touched down in McHenry on Monday
The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in McHenry Monday afternoon, causing damage to an area near the Home Depot. The McHenry Police Department and the McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 4:50 p.m. Monday to the 2400 block of North Richmond Road in McHenry. McHenry Deputy Police Chief […]
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Strong to severe thunderstorms with damaging winds expected again in Lake, McHenry counties
More thunderstorms capable of producing isolated tornadoes, 80 mph winds, hail and flooding are expected Tuesday evening in northeastern Illinois, including Lake and McHenry counties. The National Weather Service (NWS) said a line of storms will develop from eastern Iowa to southern Wisconsin late Tuesday afternoon. The storms will track into northern Illinois Tuesday evening […]
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NWS confirms separate EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Lake, McHenry counties
Two EF-1 tornadoes, one near Antioch and another near Marengo, touched down during a derecho that caused widespread damage Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service confirmed. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a tornado warning around 3:50 p.m. Monday for Lake and McHenry counties as the derecho swept across the Midwest. The NWS said Tuesday […]
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National Weather Service confirms tornado touched down in Waukegan
The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-1 scale tornado touched down Tuesday evening on the north side of Waukegan, causing a car to rollover, trees to be uprooted and a Taco Bell window to shatter. The National Weather Service said the tornado began around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday on the north side of Waukegan […]