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Richmond, IL Police Department
Tuesday August 27th, 2024 :: 05:18 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM

SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

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

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 516 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Woodstock, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Crystal Lake, Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, Woodstock, Huntley, Fox Lake, Island Lake, Cary, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, Twin Lakes, Spring Grove, Fox River Grove, Barrington Hills, Wonder Lake, Lakewood, Pistakee Highlands, Genoa City, Oakwood Hills, Prairie Grove, Richmond, Port Barrington, Bull Valley, and McCullom Lake.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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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