Kane storm history

Aurora reported a low temperature of 7 below zero on the 4th, 11 below zero on the 5th and 6 below zero on the 6th.

Two men were struck by lightning on a golf course after taking cover under trees. One of the men died from his injuries two days later.

Flash flooding or significant flooding was reported across most of Kane County, including street closures due to flooding, basement flooding and creek, stream and river flooding. A few of the more extensive flooding reports included a wall of a retention pond that was washed away…

Flash flooding began during the predawn hours and continued into the early afternoon hours across many locations in Kane County. In Geneva, basement flooding was reported in the Emergency Operations Center, and the intersection of Route 25 and Fabyan Parkway was closed. Near Elbu…

Significant flooding occurred along the Fox River throughout Kane County, In East Dundee, Richardson Subdivision was particularly hit hard by the flooding. In South Elgin, some of the hardest hit areas included South River Street, North Water Street, Arthur Avenue, Josephine Aven…

A private weather station recorded 4.94 of 24-hour rainfall, 4.46 of which fell between 2 and 6 AM CST.

A private weather station in southwest Aurora recorded 5.66 of 24-hour rainfall, 4.88 of which fell between 2 and 6 AM CST.

An estimated 20 structures were flooded in southern Kane County, specifically in the Aurora and Montgomery areas, amounting to roughly $15,000 in damages.

A tree was down along Woodcrest Ln in Algonquin.

Two large trees were down onto County Line Rd along the Cook-Kane county line.

A tree was down and blocking the road near Sleepy Hollow Road and Boncosky Rd in Sleepy Hollow.

A tree was down and blocking Lenz Rd near Muirhead Rd south of Plato Center.

A power pole was snapped near Harter Rd and County Line Rd south of Maple Park.

Corn was flattened near Main St just west of Bunker Rd southeast of Elburn.

Trees were downed onto wires and vehicles on Main St in Elburn.

Multiple trees were down along Bliss Rd northeast of Sugar Grove.

Trees were down on houses and blocking roads near Tanner Rd and Terrace Dr near North Aurora.

A tree was down and blocking Winthrop New Rd in Prestbury.

A tree was down and blocking Exposition Ave in North Aurora.

Trees were downed onto power lines and vehicles near Prairie St and Edgelawn Dr in Aurora.

A healthy tree had split and was blocking a residential road in Aurora.

A tree fell over a resident's fence at Coombs Rd and Highland Woods Blvd in Elgin.

A tree had fallen and was balancing on power lines along Castlewood Dr in Carpentersville.

Multiple trees were down along and blocking Seavey Rd in western Kane County.

Power lines were blown down and sparking at IL-31 and Silver Glen Rd in St. Charles.

A tree was down and blocking the road at Hankes Rd and Densmore Rd in western Aurora.

A tree and power lines were blown down on Rockwell Rd in Aurora.

A tree was blown down at IL-47 and Beith Rd north of Elburn.

A tree fell onto power lines near IL-47 and IL-64 in Maple Park cutting power to at least one house.

Trees and power lines were reported down along IL-47 between US-88 and Main St.

Multiple little trees roughly 5 inches in diameter were snapped in half at the Spring Bluff nursery in Sugar Grove.

Power poles were snapped in half at Harter Rd and County Line Rd south of Maple Park.

A tree roughly 12 to 14 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet thick fell onto a wire along Stephen Dr in Montgomery.

A 50-foot tree was uprooted in the vicinity of Green and Bunker roads west of Batavia. Damage to a corn field was also noted in the area.

Power lines were downed along Norris Rd in Sugar Grove.

Based on information provided by Aurora emergency management, extensive storm damage was reported across Aurora with the Aurora Police and Streets Departments having collectively received well over 100 reports for tree and power line damage. The highest concentration of reports c…

A photo showed a funnel cloud between Geneva and Batavia.