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NWUS53 KLOT 052316  
LSRLOT  
 
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
616 PM CDT SUN JUL 5 2026  
   
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
 
   
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
 
 
..REMARKS..  
 
0835 PM TSTM WND DMG ST. CHARLES 41.91N 88.31W  
07/02/2026 KANE IL BROADCAST MEDIA  
 
A TREE FELL ONTO AN ELDERLY COUPLE'S HOME IN  
ST. CHARLES. THE COUPLE NEEDED TO BE RESCUED  
FROM THE HOME BY FIREFIGHTERS BUT WERE  
UNINJURED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.  
 
0835 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N ST. CHARLES 41.95N 88.32W  
07/02/2026 KANE IL EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
A POWER LINE AND A TREE WERE REPORTED DOWN  
IN THE AREA OF RED GATE RD AND THE FOX RIVER  
IN ST. CHARLES. TIME ESTIMATED USING RADAR.  
 
0910 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ENE AURORA 41.77N 88.27W  
07/02/2026 KANE IL PUBLIC  
 
THE WERV-FM RADIO TOWER IN AURORA COLLAPSED  
DUE TO THUNDERSTORM WINDS. TIME ESTIMATED  
USING RADAR.  
 
0945 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NNE HANOVER PARK 42.02N 88.13W  
07/02/2026 M56 MPH COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
PERSONAL WEATHER STATION MEASURED WIND GUSTS  
AS STORMS PASSED OVER JUST EAST OF  
STREAMWOOD, IL.  
 
1000 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W AURORA 41.76N 88.35W  
07/02/2026 KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2  
W AURORA. TREE ROUGHLY 2 FEET IN DIAMETER  
SNAPPED ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.  
SEVERAL OTHER LARGE BRANCHES IN EXCESS OF 12  
INCHES IN DIAMETER SNAPPED IN THE REGION.  
 
1021 PM TSTM WND GST OHARE AIRPORT 41.98N 87.90W  
07/02/2026 M53 MPH COOK IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS  
 
PEAK WIND GUST OF 53 MPH MEASURED AT ORD.  
 
1027 PM RAIN LOMBARD 41.88N 88.01W  
07/02/2026 M1.50 INCH DUPAGE IL EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
AN EMERGENCY MANAGER IN LOMBARD RECORDED 1.5  
INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH 10:27 PM, A BIG  
MAJORITY OF WHICH FELL SINCE 10:00. THEIR  
PERSONAL WEATHER STATION WAS RECORDING A 4.2  
INCH PER HOUR RAINFALL RATE AT THE TIME OF  
OBSERVATION.  
 
1029 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNE VILLA PARK 41.89N 87.97W  
07/02/2026 DUPAGE IL PUBLIC  
 
REPORT OF SEVERAL 2-3 INCH BRANCHES DOWNED  
ALONG PINE STREET. TIME ESTIMATED FROM  
RADAR.  
 
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG ELMHURST 41.90N 87.94W  
07/02/2026 DUPAGE IL BROADCAST MEDIA  
 
BROCAST MEDIA REPORTED A "MASSIVE" TREE  
BRANCH WAS DOWNED IN ELMHURST, PARTIALLY  
HITTING A HOUSE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.  
 
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW ELMHURST 41.89N 87.95W  
07/02/2026 DUPAGE IL BROADCAST MEDIA  
 
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THIS VICINITY. TIME  
ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.  
 
1034 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W ELMHURST 41.90N 87.95W  
07/02/2026 M66 MPH DUPAGE IL PUBLIC  
 
PERSONAL WEATHER STATION MEASURED WIND GUST.  
 
1035 PM TSTM WND DMG VILLA PARK 41.89N 87.98W  
07/02/2026 DUPAGE IL PUBLIC  
 
REPORT RELAYED OF SOME TREES DOWN IN VILLA  
PARK. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.  
 
1044 PM TSTM WND GST 1 S ELMHURST 41.88N 87.94W  
07/02/2026 E56 MPH DUPAGE IL PUBLIC  
 
PERSONAL WEATHER STATION MEASURED WIND GUST.  
 
1047 PM FLASH FLOOD BOULDER HILL 41.71N 88.33W  
07/02/2026 KENDALL IL EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
A DOORBELL CAMERA SHOWED A PORTION OF CIRCLE  
DRIVE IN BOULDER HILL COMPLETELY FLOODED  
WITH WATER RISING UP TO RESIDENTS LAWNS.  
 
1109 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW ROGERS PARK - CHIC 42.02N 87.68W  
07/02/2026 COOK IL BROADCAST MEDIA  
 
SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING THE HOWARD STATION  
IN ROGERS PARK, A CTA YELLOW LINE TRAIN WAS  
PARTIALLY DERAILED AFTER A LARGE PORTION OF  
TREE FELL ONTO THE TRACKS. 31 PEOPLE NEEDED  
TO BE EVACUATED, BUT NO INJURIES WERE  
REPORTED. A NEWS ARTICLE SITES THE INCIDENT  
HAPPENING JUST AFTER 11 PM. EXACT TIME WAS  
ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. THE TRAIN RETURNED  
TO SERVICE BY EARLY THE NEXT MORNING.  
 
1117 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WNW MONTGOMERY 41.74N 88.38W  
07/02/2026 KANE IL EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF  
ORCHARD AND JERICHO ROAD. ONE TREE DOWN ON A  
HOUSE IN THE VICINITY. TIME ESTIMATED BASED  
ON RADAR.  
 
1150 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 3 NE NAVY PIER 41.92N 87.57W  
07/02/2026 M45 MPH LMZ741 IL C-MAN STATION  
 
MEASURED AT THE HARRISON-DEVER CRIB.  
 
1150 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NW MONTGOMERY 41.75N 88.38W  
07/02/2026 KANE IL EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
3 FEET OF STANDING WATER ON ORCHARD AND  
PRAIRIE.  
 
1200 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 S SUGAR GROVE 41.71N 88.45W  
07/03/2026 KENDALL IL EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
3 FEET OF STANDING WATER ON IL 47 AND  
GALENA. REPORT WAS RECEIVED AT 12:10 AM.  
 
1200 AM FLOOD 2 SSE BIG ROCK 41.73N 88.53W  
07/03/2026 KANE IL PUBLIC  
 
REPORT OF ROADWAY FLOODING 1 MILE SOUTH OF  
THE INTERSECTION OF JERICHO RD AND GRANART  
RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.  
 
1210 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 1 NE MONTROSE HARBOR 41.97N 87.63W  
07/03/2026 M45 MPH LMZ741 IL MESONET  
 
MONTROSE BEACH LIGHT.  
 
1225 AM FLOOD ELMHURST 41.90N 87.94W  
07/03/2026 DUPAGE IL BROADCAST MEDIA  
 
BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTS ROAD BENEATH  
UNDERPASS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. TIME  
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.  
 
0100 AM RAIN 3 NW MONTGOMERY 41.75N 88.38W  
07/03/2026 E3.86 INCH KANE IL PUBLIC  
 
3.1 NW MONTGOMERY, IL. MEASURED ON DAVIS  
WEATHERLINK STATION.  
 
0100 AM RAIN 3 WNW NORTH AURORA 41.83N 88.38W  
07/03/2026 M4.28 INCH KANE IL PUBLIC  
 
3.7 WNW NORTH AURORA, IL. MEASURED ON DAVIS  
WEATHERLINK STATION.  
 
0100 AM RAIN 2 E SUGAR GROVE 41.76N 88.41W  
07/03/2026 M4.37 INCH KANE IL PUBLIC  
 
3.7 E SUGAR GROVE, IL. MEASURED ON DAVIS  
WEATHERLINK STATION.  
 
0200 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 3 NE BEVERLY SHORES 41.73N 86.94W  
07/03/2026 M49 MPH LMZ745 IN C-MAN STATION  
 
MEASURED AT MCYI3.  
 

 
 

 
 
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