Storms hit parts of McHenry County Wednesday

At one point, more than 1,400 McHenry County residents were without power Wednesday morning after scattered thunderstorms swept through the area.

Service had been restored to all but 12 customers by Wednesday evening, according to ComEd’s outage tracker.

David Christensen, the McHenry County Emergency Management Agency director, said his office received reports of tree debris on Route 47 south of Route 14 and on Route 14 northwest of Route 47 near Woodstock. The tree debris has since been cleaned up.

Christensen also said his agency received reports of 55 mph wind gusts north of Hebron, near the Wisconsin border.

A tree branch fell into the living room of Cheryl Daniel’s home in McHenry, and several branches had fallen onto the roof of the home. She said a neighbor who works in landscaping was helping cut branches from the roof, but she didn’t see any other trees in her neighborhood that were down.

“It was kind of a shock,” Daniel said.

The National Weather Service in Romeoville press office said they received reports of a tree being uprooted near Flagg Lane and Hickman Lane near Woodstock, a report of trees falling on power lines near Marengo and a report of wind speeds of almost 50 mph near Bull Valley.