The National Weather Service Chicago says to be on the lookout for thunderstorms, winds up to 60 mph and some flooding of the Fox River—not as much here as north and south of here, in Montgomery and Algonquin.
There's a storm a-comin'. A rolling thunder type of storm. "Hail the size of quarters." And maybe wind gusts of up to 60 mph. Oh, and flooding. It's not the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, it's just spring in Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles. But it's worth your notice, especially if you're out and about after 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2013. The National Weather Service-Chicago has posted a Hazardous Weather Outlook for our neck of the woods. The scattered, embedded thunderstorms are expected to hit between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 4 a.m. Thursday. The heaviest rain is expected south of I-80. "With ground somewhat wet from multiple rounds of rain during the first half of the week, localized flooding and significant rises on smaller streams …
Heavy rains Tuesday bring a National Weather Service Flood Watch and Hazardous Weather Outlook.
The National Weather Service-Chicago Flood Watch for our neck of the woods continues to at least 4 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30. Much of Geneva's southwest side was without power for more than 90 minutes Tuesday night. Much of the power was back on by 9 p.m. Unconfirmed reports said two transformers were out. Strong winds of up to 60 mph might have contributed to the problems. Tuesday's record-setting January warmth was a precursor to severe thunderstorms that became more widespread Tuesday afternoon and evening. Accumulating snow is possible Wednesday. The snow should start after 1 p.m. and temperature will fall to around 26 by 5 p.m. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Because the ground is still frozen in much of the area—with only the top …
G.Ryan
9:12 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Power restored @ approximately 9 pm near Peck Farm area. Contacted the Geneva Police and they indicated 2 transformers had blown. more ›