WWUS53 KLOT 150209 SVSLOT Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 909 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026 ILC007-111-150230- /O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260415T0230Z/ McHenry IL-Boone IL- 909 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR MCHENRY AND BOONE COUNTIES... At 908 PM CDT, several severe thunderstorms were located across much of Boone and McHenry counties, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Crystal Lake, Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, Belvidere, Woodstock, Huntley, Loves Park, Fox Lake, Harvard, Island Lake, Marengo, Poplar Grove, Cary, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, Twin Lakes, Spring Grove, Candlewick Lake, Fox River Grove, Barrington Hills, Wonder Lake, Lakewood, Pistakee Highlands, and Cherry Valley. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for north central and northeastern Illinois. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. Prepare immediately for damaging winds and deadly cloud to ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4250 8820 4216 8820 4215 8894 4249 8894 TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 286DEG 42KT 4253 8849 4239 8862 4235 8903 TORNADO...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ Kluber