SEVERE THUNDERSTORM STRIKES ARLINGTON

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM STRIKES ARLINGTON HEIGHTS MONDAY EVENING

Monday evening a severe thunderstorm packing winds to about 60 m.p.h., torrential rainfall and lots of thunder and lightning raced through the northeast portion of Arlington Heights. Rainfall totaled .92" which fell in blinding torrents in a span of just 15 minutes. This morning the streets are littered with twigs, leaves and small branches which succumbed to the storm's strong, gusty winds. The lightning during the storm was intense with many cloud to ground strikes. One clap of thunder was so loud that our whole house shook. I was sure that it had hit close by and this morning I discovered what had happened. A large tree in nearby Wildwood Park had been struck with a large limb split open and nearly severed from the tree.

A tree in Wildwood Park struck by lightning in Monday evening's storm.

Burn marks where lightning bolt hit

Another close-up view of burn marks