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Lake in the Hills Police Department, Illinois
Tuesday April 4th, 2023 :: 01:01 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:30PM

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

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

* Until 230 PM CDT.

* At 100 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Woodstock to Elgin, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Chicago, Elgin, Waukegan, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Hoffman Estates, Glenview, Buffalo Grove, Bartlett, Crystal Lake, Streamwood, Hanover Park, Carpentersville, Wheeling and Park Ridge. Including the following interstates... I-90 between mile markers 46 and 77. I-94 between mile markers 1 and 40. I-290 between mile markers 1 and 4. I-294 between mile markers 1 and 40. This includes... Oakton Community College, Schaumburg Boomers Baseball, Chain O Lakes State Park, College of Lake County, Elgin Community College, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Harper College, Lake County IL Fairgrounds, Lake Forest College, Mchenry County College, Mchenry County Fairgrounds, Moraine Hills State Park, Northwestern University, Ravinia Music Festival, and Six Flags Great America.

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

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
Lake in the Hills Police Department, Illinois
1115 Crystal Lake Rd
Lake in the Hills, IL 60156

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 847-658-5676

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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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