POWER Risk Management

08/16/2026

If you live downstate, you aren’t out of it yet. Another round on the way. ☔️

Most sump pumps have an avg life span of about 10 years, depending on their use. If your pumps seems to “run all the time”, it would be good practice to replace yours about every 7 years, BEFORE it fails when you need it the most.

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08/13/2026

If your sump pumps weren’t getting a work out already….

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845am: Periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected starting late this morning/early afternoon and continuing through this afternoon and into tonight. Rain may not officially end for northern Illinois until Friday morning. Training thunderstorms could cause flooding across the region especially near rivers/creeks and flood prone areas. 1-3 inches is possible in the heaviest band over the next 24 hours.

08/12/2026

This may come as a surprise to some of you but there are more storms in the forecast for tomorrow morning. 🙄

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Another round of rain and t-storms, some could be strong with damaging wind gusts, is likely tomorrow late morning into tomorrow afternoon across northern Illinois. After this wave moves through, periods of rain and t-storms will continue Thursday afternoon into Thursday night and off and on into Friday morning. This steady rain will finally end Friday afternoon as it looks now. Damaging Wind Gusts, hail, and especially flooding are a concern Thursday afternoon through Friday morning. More rain is likely Saturday and Sunday before we finally break this pattern next week.

08/12/2026

Storm update

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08/12/2026

More storms on the way tonight. 🙄

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1030pm: Storms should begin to fire over the next hour or two with widespread coverage by 1-2am. Storms may contain damaging wind gusts and large hail along with torrential rainfall that could lead to flooding. Storms will continue through sunrise tomorrow morning.

08/11/2026

Said it before and I’ll say it again… nothing beats a weather radio for staying alert and informed before and during severe weather.

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08/11/2026

Stay sharp today and keep an eye on the weather. Very strong storms with the capacity for intense winds around midday are possible.

Stay close to those weather radios.

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08/10/2026

Looks like a chance for more storms today.

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7am: Expected another noisy night across northern Illinois with more thunderstorms with the potential for torrential rainfall and all hazard risks. Storms will begin to fire as early as 3-4pm with the main wave really taking shape after 5-6pm this evening. Storms will have extreme levels of instability to work with so again large hail could be significant along with damaging wind gusts. Cant rule out a few tornadoes but it's not the main risk this evening. Storms could continue past midnight into Tuesday morning.

08/10/2026

Some video from last night’s storm. Have any pictures or videos from last night? Share them in the comments.

08/10/2026

Thunderstorms are looking to be a possibility tonight.

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830pm: A severe thunderstorm watch is expected to be issued this evening for all of northern Illinois. Storms now through early tomorrow morning will be capable of damaging wind gusts, large hail, and torrential rainfall. Can't rule out a brief tornado along and south of I-80 through midnight.