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Richmond, IL Police Department
Friday August 11th, 2023 :: 11:24 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:30AM Saturday

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

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

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 1122 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sharon, or 8 miles north of Poplar Grove, moving southeast at 45 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, Belvidere, Woodstock, Huntley, Loves Park, Fox Lake, Harvard, Island Lake, Marengo, Poplar Grove, Cary, Hampshire, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, Spring Grove, Candlewick Lake and Fox River Grove. This includes... Boone County Fairgrounds, Mchenry County College, Mchenry County Fairgrounds, and Moraine Hills State Park.

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

Instructions:

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

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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