Thanks to Ellen and Jamie Smatlak for passing along these storm pictures from Wauconda where 1.67 inches of rain came down in just 20 minutes. Hail also accompanied the thunderstorm.
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Hail covering the ground in Wauconda
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Photos by Ellen and Jamie Smatlak
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