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Category Archives: Rain

Wednesday Nights McHenry County Storm Delivers Mild Rain

Posted on 07/27/2017 by Cal SkinnerJuly 27, 2017
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Here’s what WIRF-TV’s radar showed at 10:30 Wednesday night: The rain was so mild that we left our bedroom windows wide open. … Continue reading →

Posted in McHenry County, Rain, Storm | Leave a reply

4 Inches of Rain West of Woodstock

Posted on 07/20/2017 by Cal SkinnerJuly 20, 2017
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A friend of McHenry County Blog sends a photo of the family rain gage. “Four inches of rain and no sign yet of politicians & microphones.” That was the accompanying message. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fox River Flooding, Rain | 1 Reply

This Could Be Snow

Posted on 12/23/2015 by Cal SkinnerDecember 23, 2015
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What Rockford’s WIRF-TV radar showed at 10:30 AM two days before Christmas: That’s rain, not snow. The boxes near the Fox River indicated expected flooding. … Continue reading →

Posted in McHenry County, Rain | Leave a reply

McHenry Farmers Eligible for Federal Disaster Aid

Posted on 08/12/2015 by Cal SkinnerAugust 12, 2015
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While really heavy rain was mainly south of I-80, McHenry County farmers qualify for Federal assistance because they live in a county next to one of the 87 counties that qualified as farm disaster areas.  That next door county is … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster Area, Flooding, Rain, U.S. Department of Agriculture | 1 Reply

Message of the Day – A Sign

Posted on 06/21/2015 by Cal SkinnerMay 21, 2015
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Entering Springfield on May, I took this photo of a welcoming sign. Glad I wasn’t driving.  It was pouring. The sign is on a walkway between two parts of what used to be Springfield’s ghetto. On one side there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Message of the Day, Rain, Sign | Leave a reply

Torrential Rain Hits McHenry County

Posted on 03/12/2012 by Cal SkinnerMarch 12, 2012
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Here’s what it looks like in one back yard in Hartland Township: Anyone else brave enough to go out and take a photo? The email address is on the left hand side of McHenry County Blog. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hartland Township, Rain | 2 Replies

Storm Closes Joseph’s Market

Posted on 07/23/2011 by Cal SkinnerJuly 23, 2011
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There were 4 1/2 inches of rain in Crystal Lake on Thursday and Friday. That’s what a rain gauge on Woodland Drive read. The former marsh behind the baseball field at the Park District’s Main Beach was flooded pretty much … Continue reading →

Posted in Crystal Lake, Dole Avenue, Flooding, Joseph's Market, Main Beach, Rain | 2 Replies

Message of the Day – Impressionist

Posted on 03/09/2009 by Cal SkinnerMarch 9, 2009
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Last Saturday when it was raining too hard for me to want to get out of the car, I stopped over the Broadway culvert of Cress Creek. Looking toward an overflowing Crystal Lake, I took the photo above. When I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cress Creek, Crystal Lake, Impressionist, Rain | Leave a reply

How Bad Was the Storm?

Posted on 08/07/2007 by Cal SkinnerAugust 7, 2007
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This is what the radar picture looked like at 3:08 when I decided it was time to shut my computer down. I don’t think I have ever seen lighting so intense or thunder so loud over such a long time. … Continue reading →

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How Bad Was the Storm?

Posted on 08/07/2007 by Cal SkinnerAugust 7, 2007
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This is what the radar picture looked like at 3:08 when I decided it was time to shut my computer down. I don’t think I have ever seen lighting so intense or thunder so loud over such a long time. … Continue reading →

Posted in McHenry County, Radar, Rain, Storm | Leave a reply
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