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Richmond, IL Police Department
Saturday April 15th, 2023 :: 10:35 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:30PM Saturday

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

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

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1033 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Marengo, moving north at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Crystal Lake, Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, Woodstock, Huntley, Fox Lake, Harvard, Marengo, Hampshire, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, Spring Grove, Wonder Lake, Lakewood, Pistakee Highlands, Prairie Grove, Richmond, Hebron and Bull Valley. Including the following interstate... I-90 between mile markers 32 and 41. This includes... Mchenry County College and Mchenry County Fairgrounds.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MCHENRY, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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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