UPDATE: 8 Homes Damaged in Huntley, Other Towns Hit Hard By Tuesday Storms
Heavy rains and heavy winds battered Northern Illinois on Tuesday afternoon, and Kane County communities took the brunt of some of the worst weather.
Huntley photo by Eric Hartmann. (CREDIT: National Weather Service Chicago)
According to a report by the National Weather Service Chicago, multiple trees were down in Burlington, Hampshire, Huntley, Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, Sugar Grove and Aurora.
Preliminary reports indicate power lines were damaged in the Burlington and Hampshire areas around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 25, 2018). Power lines in Huntley were down around 4:50 p.m.
McHenry County relayed reports of 70 mph winds recorded in Huntley.
Rain totals by community were not available as of 10:47 a.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 26), but this report will be updated when they become available.
The line of storms traversed across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., with generally two more focused areas of wind.
The first was a line segment through the following counties: Ogle, northern DeKalb, northern Kane, southern McHenry, far northern Cook, and southern Lake.
A second one moved across far southern Lee County and along the far northern LaSalle County border. This weakened slightly before entering the far southern Chicago metro, but still had 40+ mph wind gusts, before re-intensifying in northwest Indiana.
SOURCE: NWS Chicago
8 Homes Damaged in Huntley
The village of Huntley is continuing to address issues caused by the storm that moved through the area.
“At this time, it appears that there were straight-line winds with gusts up to 70 mph,” said Deputy Chief Michael Klunk of the Huntley Police Department. “The most significant issues appear to be in the downtown and adjacent area, but we are seeing damage villagewide.”
Village personnel worked through the night and continued efforts Wednesday.
A preliminary inspection indicated eight homes with significant damage and one home that has been deemed uninhabitable. Building department staff will continue assessments, and it is possible those numbers will rise.
The village will issue building permits for documented storm-related damage at no charge.
Storm debris is being moved to the parkway to clear roads and sidewalks, with the help of Rolling Meadows and McHenry public works crews. Residents are asked to move any debris from their property to the parkway by Tuesday, Oct. 2, for collection.
If citizens have questions on this, please contact the Public Works department at 847-515-5222.
ComEd worked diligently in our area through the night to restore power, Klunk said.
As of Wednesday, about 700 customers were without power.
“We have an amazing community and many residents have expressed interest in helping with the clean up efforts,” Klunk said. “For everyone’s safety, we ask our citizens to refrain from clean-up work in the public right of way. Crews from the village of Huntley, other municipalities, and contractors will address these issues.
“Residents’ efforts are best focused on helping their neighbors with clean up on private property. We also ask that they remain cognizant of street closures and not enter a barricaded street unless they live there.”
SOURCE: village of Huntley news release
Kane County Rainfall Totals
- Sugar Grove 1ENE (Kane) — 0.45
- Elgin 2W (Kane) — 0.45
- Batavia (Kane) — 0.44
- North Aurora 2NE (Kane) — 0.43
- Aurora (Kane) — 0.41
- Elburn (Kane) — 0.41
- Elburn (Kane) — 0.37
- Sugar Grove 1NE (Kane) — 0.37
- Elburn (Kane) — 0.37
- St. Charles 6NW (Kane) — 0.37
- Elgin 8WSW (Kane) — 0.37
Preliminary Local Storm Report
Huntley photo by Eric Hartmann. (CREDIT: National Weather Service Chicago)
The following are excerpts from the National Weather Service Chicago’s summary report, compiled as of 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018.
0438 PM TSTM WND DMG BURLINGTON 42.05N 88.55W
09/25/2018 KANE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHED DOWNED. TIME ESTIMATED.
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW HAMPSHIRE 42.07N 88.54W
09/25/2018 KANE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
KANE COUNTY EM REPORTS MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES
DAMAGED IN THE BURLINGTON AND HAMPSHIRE AREAS.
0450 PM TSTM WND GST HUNTLEY 42.17N 88.42W
09/25/2018 M70.00 MPH MCHENRY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
MCHENRY COUNTY EM RELAYED A REPORT OF MEASURED 70MPH WIND
GUST JUST NORTH OF HUNTLEY. ALSO REPORTS OF POWER LINE
AND TREE DAMAGE IN HUNTLEY.
0450 PM TSTM WND DMG HUNTLEY 42.17N 88.42W
09/25/2018 MCHENRY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
MCHENRY CO. EMERGENCY REPORTS ABUNDANT TREE DAMAGE ACROSS
HUNTLEY, LAKE IN THE HILLS, ALGONQUIN AND NEARBY AREAS.
APPROXIMATELY 30000 WITHOUT POWER. HOMES ALSO AFFECTED BY
DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES.
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW ALGONQUIN 42.17N 88.31W
09/25/2018 MCHENRY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
MCHENRY COUNTY EM REPORTS POWER LINE AND TREE DAMAGE IN
THE LAKE IN THE HILLS AND ALGONQUIN AREAS.
0457 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE ALGONQUIN 42.17N 88.28W
09/25/2018 MCHENRY IL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR ECHO WOODS DR AND RIVER
RD. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
0457 PM TSTM WND GST SUGAR GROVE 41.77N 88.46W
09/25/2018 M55.00 MPH KANE IL ASOS
MEASURED AT THE ARR ASOS
0458 PM TSTM WND DMG LAKE IN THE HILLS 42.19N 88.32W
09/25/2018 MCHENRY IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED.
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW AURORA 41.76N 88.33W
09/25/2018 KANE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
KANE COUNTY EMA REPORTS LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWNED ON TO A HOUSE AND CAR NEAR GARFIELD AVE AND
FRANKLIN AVE IN AURORA.
