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Sunday evening, June 29<\/strong>, a severe thunderstorm warning<\/strong> was issued for northeastern Lake County<\/strong>, as intense storm activity swept across parts of the Chicago area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to the National Weather Service<\/strong>, at 9:16 p.m.<\/strong>, a strong thunderstorm<\/strong> was tracked near Wadsworth<\/strong>, moving northward at 15 miles per hour<\/strong>. The warning remained in effect until 10 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meteorologists<\/strong> warned of wind gusts up to 60 mph (circa 97 km\/h)<\/strong> and the potential for penny-sized hail<\/strong>. Residents in the affected area were told to prepare for possible damage<\/strong> to roofs<\/strong>, home siding<\/strong>, and trees<\/strong>, as the system moved through.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Earlier in the evening, warnings were also issued<\/strong> for southeastern Lake<\/strong> and northern Cook counties<\/strong>, but these were later canceled<\/strong> once the storms moved out of those regions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Looking ahead to Monday, June 30<\/strong>, additional storm activity is forecast<\/strong>, though drier conditions are expected to settle in ahead of the holiday weekend<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday evening, June 29, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for northeastern Lake County, as intense storm activity swept across parts of the Chicago area. According to the National Weather Service, at 9:16 p.m., a strong thunderstorm was tracked near Wadsworth, moving northward at 15 miles per hour. The warning remained in effect until […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":5172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n