Thunderstorm Wind — Mchenry, Illinois

2025-08-16 · near (3ck) Lake in the Hills Airport, Mchenry, Illinois

Event narrative

Numerous trees were reported down southeast of Crystal Lake, some onto cars and power lines.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon and evening of the 16th, a series of severe thunderstorms produced widespread damaging winds and instances of severe hail around the western and northwestern Chicago metro area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1284186. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.