Wednesday Evening Thunderstorms

STORM REPORTS:

(6:43:43 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: 2 N Somonauk [De Kalb Co, IL] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 03:53 PM CDT -- around two dozen trees blown over or split. one tree was 5 ft in diameter. one tree down on house and cars. time of occurence estimated from radar.

(5:40:43 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: 2 N Somonauk [De Kalb Co, IL] trained spotter reports TSTM WND DMG at 03:53 PM CDT -- numerous branches of 6 to 8 inches in diameter down on house and cars. relayed via social media. time of occurence estimated from radar.





Storms over Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin have remained below severe limits, but have still packed quite a bunch with them.

Staying mostly scattered the first round of thunderstorms are now moving towards Chicago.  Following behind skies have cleared, humidity has gone up and additional thunderstorms have developed.  These, too, will stay just below severe limits but pea to nickel sized hail, wind gusts to 50 mph and very heavy rainfall are all likely with any storm that develops between now and sunset.

Be careful if you encounter these storms because the heavy rain will reduce visibility and cause ponding on some roads.

While I haven't received any reports from the storm near Rochelle and Steward, I did receive two reports of pea sized hail in Freeport around 5:15pm.