EXCLUSIVE SEVERE WEATHER INFO

12:25am - NWS Chicago going to keep the watch going for a little while. Will likely let Lee, Ogle, and Winnebago go out of it at 1am. NWS: "I think that we're going to wait to reassess at 1am since there has still been development in western Lee County."

I don't believe there will be anymore severe tonight. It's been a while since we've had any warnings tonight. We'll end our severe weather alert right here for the night. Thanks so much for stopping by. Feel free to leave any comments about the storms here or E-Mail us. Take care! -ERIC

12:14am - Storms still affecting DeKalb Co. Storms will move east out of the viewing area shortly.

12:07am - NWS Chicago: "It is pretty typical that with these wind events that we don't receive many reports until later. People will probably wake up in the morning and find trees down and call the police...then we'll make the report official."

11:59pm - All warnings have been allowed to expire. There could still be some high winds from Rochelle and DeKalb, southward, but the majority of our viewing area is now in the clear.

11:57pm - 238 S. Walnut in Stillman Valley. Sheriff reports tree fell onto a house. ComEd and fire crews on the scene. No additional information. NWS Chicago: "We just talked to the ogle county sheriff and it sounds like it fell during calm winds after the storms went through and that the tree was fairly old and water logged."

11:51pm - The only storm of consequence is going down I-90 toward the Marengo cashboxes. Storm bears some watching in DeKalb right now. Tornado Watches will remain for a little while for Winnebago, SEward. NWS says "contemplating eliminating the watch, but not yet."

11:43pm - Walworth Co. has been eliminated...from the watch, it hasn't been eliminated from the maps. :)

11:40pm- At 10:52 Trees and powerlines were reported down throughout the entire town of Sterling.

11:34pm - As expected, Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northern DeKalb and Southern Boone County. If you are south of Belvidere, in Kirkland, Kingston, or Genoa, prepare for straight line winds in excess of 65mph.

11:25pm - Straight line winds will continue to move east-northeast and will affect northern DeKalb Co. NWS Chicago contemplating warning for Northern DeKalb Co. The initial gust may produce 65mph+ winds.

11:20pm - ALL CLEAR FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: Green, Rock, Stephenson, Jo Daviess, Carroll, and Whiteside. Tornado Watch has been canceled.

11:15pm - Dangerous winds nearing Rochelle and Hillcrest. Chicago NWS doppler is indicating 65mph+ winds at the onset of the storm. Seek shelter if you are in these areas.

10:52 - I still see some pretty decent rotation in the storm over Dixon and Grand Detour. Wouldn't be surprised if there are a few funnels in this area. Seek shelter, both areas are under severe storm warnings.

10:50 - Storm Warnings in effect for Walworth, Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside Co. right now.

10:47 - Trees down in the town of Elkhorn, WI.

10:38pm - Town of Sharon in Walworth Co. without power. Trees/powerlines downed, reports Emergency Mgr.

10:36pm - Mount Morris [Ogle Co, IL] fire dept/rescue storm gust of 60mph at 10:25 PM CDT -- tree limbs down.

10:35pm - NWS Chicago with respect to possible DeKalb Co. warning "Looks like the storm is weakening a bit even though it looks as though there is a weak rotation. I think that we're going to hold off for now unless it starts to spike up again. Just received some tree damage reports in Ogle, they'll be coming out soon."

10:33pm - New Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Walworth Co. until 11:15pm.

10:28pm - I have highlighted the areas that are most at threat from straight-line winds. Winds in excess of 60mph will be possible at the onset of these storms. Seek shelter if you are in Rochelle and Creston. This storm will be on your doorstep at 10:35.

10:20pm - Wind damage possible in Kingston, Monroe Center, Kirkland, Belvidere, Garden Prairie, and Genoa within the next 15 minutes. Funnel cloud reported by law enforcement near Rock Falls at 1010pm. Seek shelter in S-RF and remain alert in Dixon.

10:04pm - Storms moving into the Rockford metro. Strongest storms will pass just SE. Storm developing just E of Beloit bears watching. No warning just yet. In addition, new watch will be issued for areas E of I-39 shortly.

9:45pm - Storm Warnings in effect for Lee and Ogle until 10:45. Possible wind damage will occur in Oregon, Byron, and Stillman Valley before 10:10pm. Get indoors, away from windows as these storms have a history of producing damage.

9:30pm - Estimated 65mph winds near Davenport. Storm with strong wind will be near Coleta at 9:48pm. Storm Warning may be needed for Carroll County shortly.

9:25pm - Storm with a possible 50-70mph wind gust moving up I-88. Will be near Sterling within the next 15 minutes.

9:17pm - KWQC-TV has received unconfirmed reports of a tornado touchdown on the west side of Davenport within the past 25 minutes.

9:14pm - Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:00pm for Whiteside Co.

9:06pm - Storms firing along the dryline. A few severe storms will be possible within the next 1-2 hours over Northern Illinois. Tornado Watch remains in effect.

8:51pm - I just put a stormtrack on the storm over the QC. Should it stay together, it will be near Oregon at 10pm and Rockford at 10:20pm. New Storm Warning for Rock Island Co. until 930.

8:46pm - The storm over the QC has now gone severe...track takes it into Whiteside Co by 9:10.

8:41pm - Nice sunset on the skycams. (My attempt at a little humor).

8:34pm - Storm Warning may be issued for Whiteside Co. within the hour.

8:22pm - Rotating thunderstorm WSW of Davenport right now tracking northeast. The arrow represents where the storm will be in one hour...which puts it in Whiteside Co.

8:04pm - Storms trying to develop, but are unable to sustain updrafts large enough to keep them going. Threat still exists...for a few more hours.

7:42pm - New storms forming in Eastern Iowa right now...may form a line from near Madison to Freeport to Moline by 9pm (as my 7pm update indicated).

7:16pm - Pretty decent little storm over NW Stephenson Co. No hail with it, but some gusty winds can be expected north of Orangeville in the next 30 minutes. Some rotation may occur within the next 1/2 hour.

7:00pm - Here's a look at a high-res WRF computer model. The image on the left is the conditions at 7pm...right now. The image on the right is what the radars may look like at 11pm. While the threat of severe only exists for Jo Daviess, NW Stephenson, Green, and Rock for the next few hours, things may get fired up again by 9pm. -ERIC


6:54pm - Got off of the phone with Jo Daviess Co. sheriff. No reports of severe weather with the storms.

6:47pm - Quad Cities NWS: "Just checked with spc and they are concerned about redevelopment along primary cold front moving through nw ia. So we may be in a lull now but will have to watch for redevelopment over our area later this evening."

6:41pm - 5 S Monticello [Green Co, WI] amateur radio reports funnel cloud at 06:10 PM CDT -- brief funnel rotation.

6:40pm - I wanted to post a little analysis on the current radar. (Click to enlarge) Visible satellite and radar confirms a lull in the action southwest of the current activity. As I see it right now, our severe weather threat is diminishing for Whiteside and Carroll County. However, our atmosphere out ahead of the dryline is still very unstable. Threat not over entirely, but this is definitely a good trend to see! -ERIC

6:32pm - 1 S New Glarus [Green Co, WI] trained spotter reports funnel cloud at 06:20 PM CDT -- a brief funnel cloud was observed 1.5 miles south of new glarus at the intersection of county roads n and nn.

6:31pm - After closely inspecting the storm over Stockton, there appears to be some rotation...could be some funnel clouds in that area...up to Waddam's Grove by 6:40.

6:30pm - Warning for Green County expires at 6:30. Storms seem to be firing up a bit and will be affecting Monroe, Orangeville, Lena, Stockton, Loran, and Savanna through 7:30pm.

6:18pm - Developing storm moving into Jo Daviess County from Jackson Co., IA. May be gaining strength. Areas around Elizabeth, IL should be on the lookout for a severe storm within the next 30 minutes.

6:15pm - NWS Quad Cities monitoring storm over northeastern Jo Daviess Co. Will not be issuing a warning.

5:55pm - Tornado Warning for Green County, WI until 6:30.

5:32pm - S White Lake (Langlade Co., WI) Trained spotter reports tornado at 4:53pm. Quarter mile swath of damage over vacation area. Many commercial buildings destroyed. Kayak driven through tree. Time approx.

5:26pm - Storm with possible rotation on the other side of the Mississippi River. May reach Jo Daviess County by 5:50pm. There was some weak rotation when the storm passed Cedar Rapids, but rotation is not evident at this time.