Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 27 at 11:25AM CDT until July 27 at 12:45PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 27, 2026 - 9:25am
Expires:
July 27, 2026 - 10:45am
Description:
SVRLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lake County in northeastern Illinois...
Eastern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 1245 PM CDT.
* At 1125 AM CDT, a large severe thunderstorm was located over
Browns Lake, or 8 miles northwest of Paddock Lake, moving
southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Waukegan, Arlington Heights, Palatine, Buffalo Grove, Crystal Lake,
Wheeling, Northbrook, North Chicago, Gurnee, Mundelein, Highland
Park, Round Lake Beach, McHenry, Vernon Hills, Zion, Grayslake,
Libertyville, Lake Zurich, Lake Forest, Round Lake, Antioch,
Wauconda, Fox Lake, Barrington, and Lake Villa.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Lake, IL; McHenry, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender: