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Richmond, IL Police Department
Wednesday April 15th, 2026 :: 02:48 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:30AM

SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

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

* Until 330 AM CDT.

* At 247 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Capron, or near Poplar Grove, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... McHenry, Woodstock, Fox Lake, Harvard, Poplar Grove, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, Spring Grove, Candlewick Lake, Wonder Lake, Pistakee Highlands, Richmond, Sharon, Capron, Hebron, McCullom Lake, Timberlane, Ringwood, Chemung, Greenwood, and Caledonia.

* 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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