storm damage

Storm Takes Large Tree Branch Down onto Car; Numerous Power Outages with Lines Down, Arlington Heights

Mon Aug 17, 2015 04:59 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Minutes after a large tree branch fell on a car in traffic going southbound on Dryden Avenue during a quick storm Monday afternoon. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:43 PM Monday to […]

Saturday Storms: Cloud Rotation, Lightning Strike House Fire, Tree Down in Arlington Heights

Sun Jul 19, 2015 02:11 pm Cardinal News

Just 1 Minute of Outflow Boundary Surface Winds from North in Arlington Heights Most severe weather Saturday occurred in McHenry County and Lake County, where a funnel or tornado or cloud rotation was spotted near […]

Tree Down on a House Damage Roof at Fremont St and Jay Ln, Rolling Meadows

Mon Jun 8, 2015 05:03 pm Cardinal News

Rolling Meadows police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:47 PM Monday to a report that a tree fell on a house at Fremont Street and Jay Lane Rolling Meadows, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report […]

Quick Storm Brings 80 MPH Winds; Damaged Trees and Power Lines in Arlington Heights and Northwest Suburbs

Fri Sep 5, 2014 09:32 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Downed lines and downed trees bring “All Circuits Are Busy” message on calls to 9-1-1 after a severe thunderstorm hit Arlington Heights Friday about 2:45 p.m. Storms hit the northwest suburbs, west suburbs and […]

Non-Tornado Storm Damage Report For Chicago And Suburbs; Moving Jeep Cherokee Hit By Large Tree and More

Sun Nov 17, 2013 04:56 pm Cardinal News

Hoffman Estates firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:50 PM Sunday to a report of power lines down at Palatine Road and Thornbark Drive, Hoffman Estates, IL. Firefighters blocked much of the roadways in the area with power […]

VIDEO: Hurricane Sandy Crane Collapse at One57, at 70 Stories Up, Over West 57th Street

Mon Oct 29, 2012 04:35 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO of One57 or Carnegie57 crane collapse as it happened at 157 West 57th Street in Manhattan (jump to 0:12 for wind whistle and initial action of crane collapse). A construction crane is dangling off […]

Tornadic Conditions: Witnessed by Pro Radar Observers and Citizens Who Saw Orange and Purple Storm Clouds in Schaumburg

Mon Oct 15, 2012 06:23 am Cardinal News

Storm clouds while Tornado Warning in effect, and storm damage in Schaumburg and Mount Prospect (full screen view shows orange tints coming through clouds that were caught on video in Arlington Heights). The National Weather […]

Severe Thunderstorms and Lightning Start House Fire in Park Ridge, Sporadic Damage in Arlington Heights, Schaumburg and More

Mon Aug 6, 2012 08:20 am Cardinal News

Firefighters from Park Ridge go to work on an attic/roof fire after a lightning strike in Park Ridge on Saturday, August 4, 2012 (Photo from neighbor/See over 120 more photos on Facebook.com/CardinalEmergencies). A large area […]

Storm Rips Roof Off of Metro Industrial Tire & Supply on North Ave, Lombard

Mon Jul 2, 2012 01:23 pm Cardinal News

Roof ripped off of Metro Industrial Tire & Supply on North Avenue in Lombard. Storms hit Addison, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, Lombard, South Elgin, Wheaton, Winfield and more about 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday. […]

Severe Storms, High Winds Hit West Suburbs Hard

Mon Jul 2, 2012 09:11 am Cardinal News

Branch on power line service drop in the 9090 block of North Prospect Manor, Mount Prospect (More photos on Facebook.com/CardinalEmergencies). Storms moved through the Kendall County and Kane County about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, the west […]

Power Outage, Power Line Down Arlington Heights Rd and Burr Oak

Thu Jul 14, 2011 01:09 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police and firefighters responded about 12:30 p.m. Thursday to a downed power line on the west side of Arlington Heights near Burr Oak Drive. Lane blockage status in the area. Power outage also […]

Almost 5,000 Still Without Power in Buffalo Grove; Elderly Man Walks to Police Station to Get Help for Wife Who Fell

Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:39 am Cardinal News

As of Tuesday afternoon, almost 5,000 ComEd customers were without power in Buffalo Grove. Overnight, about 4:15 a.m. Wednesday, an elderly man walked into the Buffalo Grove police headquarters and reported to an officer at […]

Live Power Line Downed by Thunderstorm Ignites House, Shed and Utility Pole on Patton Ave

Mon Jul 11, 2011 06:26 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: ComEd kills the power, and Arlington Heights firefighters extinguish a shed fire, after carefully stopping a fire at the house on the same lot that was energized by a down powerline. A downed power […]

Restoring Power After the Storm: MJJ Electric Crews Assist ComEd with Jets Overhead in Des Plaines

Sun Jun 26, 2011 01:44 pm Cardinal News

MJJ Electric crews from Michigan help ComEd at Maple Street and Fargo Avenue in Des Plaines, just northeast of O’Hare International Airport where a utility pole snapped during stormy weather and tornadoes Tuesday night. About […]

Was There a Tornado in Mount Prospect? Cook County? Chicagoland? UPDATE Confirmed Tornado

Wed Jun 22, 2011 03:51 pm Cardinal News

A path of destruction in Mount Prospect was checked for evidence of tornado damage today. Investigators have determined the storm included an EF1 tornado. UPDATE: Investigators with the National Weather Service determined Wednesday that a […]

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