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Tornado Warning Expires, Tornado Watch Remains for McHenry County

A tornado warning has been issued for the Northwest part of McHenry County until 10:15 a.m. The remaining part of the county is under a tornado watch.

UPDATE: 12:30 PM The tornado warning has expired. 

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9:36 AM SUNDAY, NOV. 17, 2013

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a Tornado Warning for Northwestern McHenry County and East Central Boone County until 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17. UPDATE 10:25 AM: Warning has been extended until 11 a.m.

At 9:33 a.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located five miles northeast of Belvidere and moving northeast at 50 mph. The storm is capable of producing a tornado and quarter-size hail. 

The radar has indicated rotation; however, no reports of a tornado have been seen from the ground.

Anyone living in a mobile home should take cover. Damage is possible to roofs, windows and cars. Flying debris could be a danger to people and animals. Tree damage is possible.

The storm is expected to reach: 
Harvard by 9:45 a.m.
Hebron by 10 a.m.
Richmond by 10:05 a.m.

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By Korrina Grom:

Southwest McHenry County
McHenry County remains under a tornado watch, which means conditions are favorable for producing a tornado. However, no tornado activity has been reported. 

tornado watch has been issued for most of Illinois, except for far southern portions of the state, until 4 p.m. today. 

According to the Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) at 8:50 a.m. today, severe thunderstorms are forecast to form ahead of a cold front that is expected to arrive this afternoon.

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has placed a large swath of Illinois, including parts of the Chicago metropolitan area and south, in the "high risk" category for severe storms.

"The primary severe weather threats will be damaging winds and the potential for strong, very damaging, and long-lived tornadoes," according to the Hazardous Weather Outlook. 

Wind gusts in excess of 75 miles per hour are possible, according to the outlook.

The greatest potential for severe weather in the Chicago metropolitan area is from about 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to a NWS Chicago meteorologist who held a live radio weather briefing just after 9 a.m. today.


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