Severe Weather Wednesday Night

11:23pm Update: The worst of the severe weather is now east of Rockford.  There is still a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for DeKalb and McHenry counties until 11:30pm, but soon the storm will be moving towards Chicago.





A line of severe thunderstorms extending from southern Wisconsin down through northern Illinois continues to move east.  Numerous severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for wind gusts upwards of 70 mph and quarter-sized hail, so be sure to stay indoors until the storms move out, which is expected to be around 11:00pm




STORM REPORTS:

(10:58:40 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: De Kalb [De Kalb Co, IL] amateur radio reports TSTM WND DMG at 10:49 PM CDT -- 4-6 inch diameter branches blocking streets

(10:57:57 PM) nwsbot: MKX expires Tornado Warning for Walworth [WI]

(10:49:56 PM) nwsbot: MKX continues Tornado Warning [tornado: RADAR INDICATED, hail: 1.75 IN] for Walworth [WI] till 11:00 PM CDT 

(10:48:00 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: 2 N Capron [Boone Co, IL] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 10:28 PM CDT -- numerous trees and power poles down in capron on hunter road. pedestrians are stuck in cars. no injuries were reported at this time.

(10:46:56 PM) nwsbot: LOT cancels Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Ogle, Winnebago [IL]
(10:46:56 PM) nwsbot: LOT continues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 70 MPH, hail: 1.00 IN] for Boone, De Kalb, La Salle, Lee, McHenry [IL] till 11:00 PM CDT

(10:43:14 PM) nwsbot: LOT issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 70 MPH, hail: 0.88 IN] for De Kalb, Kane, Kendall, La Salle, McHenry [IL] till 11:30 PM CDT

(10:42:15 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: Poplar Grove [Boone Co, IL] 911 call center reports TSTM WND DMG at 10:24 PM CDT -- numerous trees and power lines down in poplar grove and Caledonia.

(10:42:38 PM) nwsbot: MKX continues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [tornado: POSSIBLE, wind: 60 MPH, hail: 1.75 IN] for Walworth [WI] till 11:00 PM CDT

(10:40:22 PM) nwsbot: LOT continues Tornado Warning [tornado: RADAR INDICATED, hail: 1.00 IN] for McHenry [IL] till 10:45 PM CDT

(10:40:22 PM) nwsbot: LOT cancels Tornado Warning for Boone [IL]

(9:38:36 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: Pecatonica [Winnebago Co, IL] trained spotter reports TSTM WND DMG at 06:15 PM CDT -- numerous mature trees snapped and uprooted. some are 4 feet in diameter, and some are on power lines. power poles are also down, and a 10 ft by 8 ft chicken coop was blown into a nearby field. pea sized hail was also reported.


(8:11:59 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: 6 WNW Rockford [Winnebago Co, IL] broadcast media reports TSTM WND GST of M65.00 MPH at 06:10 PM CDT -- wtvo

(9:39:35 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: 1 E Freeport [Stephenson Co, IL] trained spotter reports TSTM WND GST of M60 MPH at 09:38 PM CDT --


(9:32:45 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: Milledgeville [Carroll Co, IL] emergency mngr reports NON-TSTM WND GST of E70 MPH at 09:32 PM CDT --

(9:16:28 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: 3 E Argyle [Green Co, WI] law enforcement reports TSTM WND DMG at 08:34 PM CDT -- six trees down.