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Richmond, IL Police Department
Tuesday July 5th, 2022 :: 06:43 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00PM Tuesday

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois... Central Boone County in north central Illinois...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 643 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Poplar Grove, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Belvidere, Woodstock, Huntley, Marengo, Poplar Grove, Hampshire, Candlewick Lake, Lakewood, Capron, Timberlane, Union, Garden Prairie and Ridgefield. Including the following interstate... I-90 between mile markers 23 and 41. This includes...Boone County Fairgrounds and Mchenry County College.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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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