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Richmond, IL Police Department
Monday July 15th, 2024 :: 08:02 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:15PM Monday

SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Ogle County in north central Illinois... Eastern Lee County in north central Illinois... De Kalb County in north central Illinois... Eastern Winnebago County in north central Illinois... Kane County in northeastern Illinois... McHenry County in northeastern Illinois... Boone County in north central Illinois...

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 801 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rockton to Rockford Airport to near Davis Junction to near Ashton, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Aurora, Rockford, Elgin, DeKalb, Bartlett, Crystal Lake, Carpentersville, St. Charles, Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, West Chicago, McHenry, Batavia, Belvidere, Woodstock, Huntley, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Geneva, Sycamore, Campton Hills, Roscoe, Fox Lake, Harvard, and Island Lake.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BOONE, IL ... DE KALB, IL ... KANE, IL ... LEE, IL ... MCHENRY, IL ... OGLE, IL ... WINNEBAGO, IL

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for north central and northeastern Illinois.

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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