Thanks to Kim and Bill Toth who captured these dramatic pictures of this evening's squall line as it raced through far northwest suburban Hampshire in northern Kane County around 6:45 p.m. Nearby WeatherBug wind sensors at Union and Burlington, Illinois both reported wind gusts to 45 m.p.h.
--By Steve Kahn, WGN Weather Center Meteorologist
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
