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Richmond, IL Police Department
Wednesday June 17th, 2026 :: 08:33 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:30PM

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 930 PM CDT.

* At 831 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Delavan to near Clinton, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... McHenry, Woodstock, Fox Lake, Harvard, Poplar Grove, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, Twin Lakes, Spring Grove, Wonder Lake, Pistakee Highlands, Genoa City, Richmond, Sharon, Capron, Hebron, Bull Valley, McCullom Lake, Ringwood, Chemung, and Greenwood.

* 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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