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Meteorologist Rates Severity of Tonight's Storms
Patch columnist and meteorologist offers tips on how to stay safe as severe weather is predicted to roll through — and predicts just how severe tonight's storms will be.
UPDATE 6:05 P.M.: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for northern McHenry County.
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A Severe T-storm Watch has been issued from 5:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesday, and includes McHenry County, according to the National Weather Service.
Scattered t-storms have begun to develop over southeast Wisconsin, eastern Iowa and far northern Illinois. These storms will continue to develop and eventually consolidate into a line and move across northeast Illinois this evening with a possible severe weather risk.
The timeframe to be concerned is between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
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Storms have the potential of producing strong damaging winds and heavy downpours along with dangerous cloud to ground lightning.
Ryan’s Advice: Have those weather radios handy and review severe weather safety tips. Prepare for the possibility of damaging winds as the line of storms will be moving fairly fast across the area. There may be warnings issued for the local area as the storms approach from the west and northwest.
Severe Weather Index Scale: (2) Moderate Risk for McHenry County
Ryan’s Severe Weather Index Scale
1) Slight Risk (30 percent probability)
2) Moderate Risk (50 to 60 percent probability)
3) High Risk (70 percent probability)
4) Significant Event (80 to 90 percent probability)
5) Critical weather situation (95 to 100 percent probability)
