Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fast-Moving Thunderstorm from Kane County Entering Cook County
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
545 PM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010
A severe thunderstorm is headed toward Arlington Heights, Illinois and the leading edge is expected to pass through between 6:00 p.m. and 6:05 p.m. The storm was indicated by radar at the Kane County-Cook County border at 5:50 p.m. The storm cell headed toward Arlington Heights is indicated by radar to have a 100% chance of producing hail.
MCHENRY IL-LAKE IL-COOK IL-KANE IL-DEKALB IL-DUPAGE IL-
545 PM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
DUPAGE…NORTHERN DEKALB…KANE…NORTHWESTERN COOK…LAKE AND
MCHENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT…
AT 539 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HEBRON TO PRAIRIE GROVE TO
GILBERTS TO SUGAR GROVE…MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR…
WAYNE…WAUCONDA AND ST. CHARLES AROUND 550 PM CDT.
WEST CHICAGO…STREAMWOOD AND LAKE ZURICH AROUND 555 PM CDT.
SCHAUMBURG…PALATINE AND MUNDELEIN AROUND 600 PM CDT.
WAUKEGAN…WADSWORTH AND VERNON HILLS AROUND 605 PM CDT.
Storm Report Updates
Arlington Heights
Reported by police at 6:09 p.m. entire tree down at Burr Oak east of Kennicott
Reported by police at 6:12 p.m. multiple trees down on side streets on west side of town about 2000 North
Lines down, transformer on fire Rand and Thomas
0-99 block West Henry Tree on patio deck
2300 block of North Arlington Heights Road tree down on power lines
1400 block North Highland
Miner and Douglas line down and sparking
Tree down across Wilke at Miner — entire tree down across all four lanes, northbound and southbound.
Tree down Miner and Pine, just south of Miner
700 block of North Kennicott
1400 block North Highland tree or power lines down
1000 block East Olive — tree on power lines
Beverly Lanes Bowling Alley struck by lightning with hole in the roof — no fire or smoke showing as of 6:30 p.m.
Unknown object through the roof on 600 block West Brittany Drive.
1100 block North Beverly tree/wire sparking.
Lights at Dryden and Kensington are out.
900 block North Patton — tree down on power lines.
Buffalo Grove
Pole down on a car — people can’t get out, no injuries Prairie and Half Day.
0-99 block of Golfview lines down arcing in back yard.
Large tree down near Arlington Heights Road, Checker, McHenry.
Longwood Drive tree blocking the road.
500 block of Checker tree down.
Mount Prospect
Lincoln and Candota Mount Prospect Lines sparking
1800 East Wood Lane large branch down on the line — smoking
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