Live Weather Blog: Severe Storms Producing Large Hail, Gusty Winds in Chicago Area
The National Weather Service is warning of baseball-sized hail and damaging wind gusts in excess of 70 miles per hour with the storms.A severe thunderstorm warning is now in effect for central DeKalb County, all of Kane County and northern Kendall County until 1:15 p.m.,
The warning comes as a line of thunderstorms moves toward the northeast at 30 miles per hour, with Aurora, Oswego, Batavia, Plano and Sugar Grove all within its path.Another warning remains in effect in effect for northern DeKalb County, northwestern Kane County and southwestern McHenry County until 1:30 p.m.and is moving toward the east at 45 miles per hour.Lake in the Hills, Belvidere, Sycamore, Malta, Burlington and Kingston are all in the path of the storm.
Other Chicago-area counties were already included, with DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, Cook, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Will and Kankakee countes in Illinois, as well as Lake County in northwest Indiana, all part of the area.
[12:23 PM 4/4/2023] Destructive wind blown baseball sized hail east of an Ashton to Oregon line! Wind damage threat along Ogle/Lee border has also escalated, w/destructive gusts up to 80 mph! This is a DANGEROUS storm - if you're in it's path, take cover away from windows!
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