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City of Crystal Lake
Tuesday August 25th, 2020 :: 03:54 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00AM

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Lake County in northeastern Illinois... Northeastern Kane County in northeastern Illinois... Southeastern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois... Northern DuPage County in northeastern Illinois... Northwestern Cook County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 500 AM CDT.

* At 352 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cary, or near Lake in the Hills, moving southeast at 35 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... Elgin, Waukegan, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Hoffman Estates, Glenview, Elmhurst, Lombard, Buffalo Grove, Bartlett, Crystal Lake, Ohare Airport, Streamwood, Carol Stream and Hanover Park. Including the following interstates... I-88 between mile markers 139 and 140. I-90 between mile markers 48 and 78. I-94 between mile markers 13 and 37. I-290 between mile markers 1 and 16. I-294 between mile markers 13 and 37. I-355 between mile markers 27 and 30. This includes... Oakton Community College, Schaumburg Boomers Baseball, Elgin Community College, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Harper College, Lake County IL Fairgrounds, Lake Forest College, Moraine Hills State Park, and Ravinia Music Festival.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MCHENRY, IL ... KANE, IL ... DUPAGE, IL ... COOK, IL ... LAKE, IL

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
City of Crystal Lake
100 W Woodstock St
Crystal Lake, IL 60014

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-356-3620

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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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