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Richmond, IL Police Department
Tuesday April 7th, 2020 :: 06:54 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:45PM

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lake County in northeastern Illinois... Central McHenry County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 651 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Wonder Lake to near Marengo, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, North Chicago, Gurnee, Mundelein, Highland Park, McHenry, Vernon Hills, Woodstock, Zion, Grayslake, Libertyville, Lake Zurich, Lake Forest, Round Lake, Deerfield, Beach Park, Wauconda, Fox Lake and Lake Villa. Including the following interstates... I-94 between mile markers 2 and 24. I-294 between mile markers 2 and 24. This includes...Chain O Lakes State Park, College of Lake County, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, IL Beach State Park, Lake County IL Fairgrounds, Lake Forest College, Mchenry County College, Mchenry County Fairgrounds, Moraine Hills State Park, Ravinia Music Festival, and Six Flags Great America.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MCHENRY, IL ... LAKE, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Richmond, IL Police Department
5600 Hunter Dr
Richmond, IL 60071

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-678-4163

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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