Timeline Of Storms, Power Outages
Patch provides you with updates as the northwest suburbs deals with the aftermath of the severe storms July 11.
7:30 a.m. — 80 mph winds and severe storms begin blowing through McHenry County.
7:50 a.m. — Metra Lines Halted Due to Storms
8:20 a.m. — Storms begin moving east through Lake County toward Lake Michigan. The severe weather alert is set to be lifted at noon and flood warnings are in effect until 1 p.m.
8:45 a.m. — ComEd and area residents begin reporting power outages. Thousands are without power by 9 a.m.
9:30 a.m. — PHOTO GALLERY: Trees Down in Libertyville
9:45 a.m. — PHOTO GALLERY: Trees Block Roadways in Barrington
10:20 a.m. — Algonquin Residents Turn to Facebook to Share Storm Stories
10:30 a.m. — Rescue Crews Work at Clearing Grayslake Damage
11:30 a.m. — PHOTO GALLERY: Trees, Limbs Topple in Buffalo Grove area
Noon — ComEd: 298,000 Customers Without Power; Could Take Days to Restore
12:45 p.m. — Trained Weather Spotters Report Damage
12:45 p.m. — Trees Are Down in Algonquin
1 p.m. — Update: Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power: ComEd Restores Power to 178,000 homes
1:45 p.m. — Cooling Centers Open in Buffalo Grove for Those Without Electricity
1:45 p.m. — Cleaning Up the Storm's Aftermath in Algonquin
2 p.m. — PHOTO GALLERY: Lake in the Hills Contends with Storm Aftermath
2:45 p.m. — Barrington Residents React to Storm (plus some cool things to do that don't require electricity)
3:30 p.m. — ComEd Calls Storm One of Worst in Past Decade
4:25 p.m. — Places to Escape the Heat in Algonquin
4:35 p.m. — Lake in the Hills Responds to Storm, Opens Cooling Center
4:50 p.m. — INTERACTIVE MAP: Ease your commute home with a map created by Patch editors showing you what roads and intersections to avoid in Lake and McHenry counties. You can also add your own placemarkers to tell readers about a difficult spot you noticed.
