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City of Crystal Lake
Wednesday August 11th, 2021 :: 09:46 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:45AM

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

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

* Until 1045 AM CDT.

* At 946 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Belvidere, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained Spotters. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Elgin, Waukegan, Arlington Heights, Palatine, Buffalo Grove, Bartlett, Crystal Lake, Carpentersville, Wheeling, Northbrook, North Chicago, Gurnee, Mundelein, Algonquin, Highland Park, Lake in the Hills, Round Lake Beach, McHenry, Vernon Hills and Woodstock. Including the following interstates... I-90 between mile markers 32 and 56. I-94 between mile markers 1 and 26. I-294 between mile markers 1 and 26. This includes... Chain O Lakes State Park, College of Lake County, Elgin Community College, 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: KANE, IL ... LAKE, IL ... MCHENRY, 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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