Rain totals varied Friday and Saturday across northern Illinois.

On Saturday, hundreds of potential buyers – mostly farmers – wound their way through the mud all day floating between auction rings to buy or sell a wide variety of tractors, wagons, planters and other ag-related items.

The National Weather Service has confirmed three tornadoes – one in Lee County and two in Ogle – caused damage during Thursday night’s storm outbreak across Northern Illinois.

About 1 to 3 inches of rain fell over the area Friday night, with a localized amounts near 4 inches across parts of central Livingston county, the National Weather Service said.

Troy Fire Protection District’s fire chief said the residents of a Shorewood home were out of town at the time lightning struck the home and they’ll be displaced because of the fire.

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With more thunderstorms in the forecast, most of northern Illinois is under a flood watch from through Saturday morning.

Storm damage assessments have preliminarily confirmed an EF-1 tornado caused damage in northwestern Lee County on Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service.

Thunderstorms that hit Thursday night left their mark in McHenry County, with downed electrical wires, tree damage, flooding and a collapsed home reported.

Warning sirens have sounded in parts of McHenry County amid reports of rotating clouds and severe weather.

Storms caused a swath of damage across Lee and Ogle counties Thursday, April 2.

Dixon’s police chief is asking residents to keep an eye out for downed power lines jn the wake of a Thursday night storm that produced a confirmed tornado near the city.

A tornado watch issued for much of northern Illinois Thursday afternoon has been extended until 11 p.m. And a severe thunderstorm warning is now in effect until 8 p.m. for some areas, according to the National Weather Service.

Officials believe a lightning strike Thursday morning could be responsible for a fire in a residential section of Sycamore that impacted power in the area.

The National Weather Service issued tornado watch around 2 p.m. for North Central Illinois, including La Salle and Bureau counties, until 8 p.m.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to sweep across northern Illinois on Thursday afternoon and evening, bringing the potential for damaging winds, hail, and even isolated tornadoes

Winds gusts could reach 60 mph with possibility of half-dollar size hail, the National Weather Service said.

The countdown to planting begins with April’s arrival, and farmers could start soon if conditions are favorable.

The night the March 10 tornado hit Aroma Township, officials made two sweeps of the destruction.

The main window for severe weather is expected between about 3 p.m. and 9 p.m., with the greatest threat focused near and south of Interstate 80. A gradual warming trend is expected over the weekend, with temperatures rebounding into the 70s by early next week

The storms will be rapidly developing and pushing southeastward across the region, according to the National Weather Service.

A warm Saturday afternoon brought Sauk Valley residents out of their homes for sun and fresh air.

A Northern Illinois University meteorologist joined a research team this week to measure a likely record-breaking hailstone from a severe storm in Kankakee County March 10. It came in at 6.6 inches and nearly 20 ounces.

Due to the heavy rainfall preceding Sunday’s snow, the Public Works Department will delay all three planned flushing weeks to allow the ground more time to dry.

Are you heading out to the polls in northern Illinois Tuesday for the for the primary election? You might want to bundle up.

McHenry County’s blizzard warning Monday – landing exactly six weeks after Woodstock Willie’s early spring Groundhog Day prognostication – prompted school cancellations and other closures.

Since 10 p.m. Sunday, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has responded to five different crashes and 60 drivers in a ditch. That’s as of about 11:15 a.m. Monday.

Kankakee County officials said they have temporarily shut down Waldron Road in the Aroma Park area from 1500S Road to Old Waldron Road.

DeKalb County was hit by several inches of snow Sunday into Monday. The snowy and windy conditions created difficult travel conditions across the county.

Here is a roundup of weather-related cancellations in the Illinois Valley.

Be careful driving Monday morning. Snow and ice covering most roads in the region.

Across all warned areas, blowing snow will sharply reduce visibility, particularly in open areas, and hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning commute

Developing: Multiple DeKalb County schools have announced closures or online learning for Monday amid a blizzard warning as severe weather continues.

A car carrying a woman and a child slid off the road and into a creek Sunday night near Harvard.

High winds and snow canceled schools and closed businesses as a late-season blizzard blanketed the Sauk Valley on Sunday and Monday.

Several schools throughout the Sauk Valley on Sunday announced weather-related cancellations and remote-learning plans for Monday.

Forecasters say 3 to 5 inches of snow could fall in the warning area. Combined with northwest wind gusts up to 45 mph, the snow could produce whiteout conditions and extremely dangerous travel overnight and Monday morning

Advanced notice by meteorologists for the high probability of the dangerous storm that hit Kankakee County was praised by three local elected officials.

The cities of Sterling and Rock Falls are now both operating under snow emergency parking rules.

Northern Illinois could see a dramatic weather swing this weekend: rain and 61 degrees Sunday before a powerful cold front brings wind gusts up to 40 mph and the potential for snow by Monday

Blustery winds are taking their toll on McHenry County roads, with multiple closures reported in the area for downed wires Friday morning.

ComEd reported that more than 33,400 customers were without power by 12:30 p.m. on Friday as northern Illinois is under a high wind warning.

Kankakee County officials said in a release Friday search and rescue efforts have and will continue in the area damaged by Tuesday’s storms.

Maurice R. Norington, 65, was found dead inside his storm-damaged residence on Thursday, officials said.

Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday the body of an individual was found inside a structure damaged during Tuesday’s tornado in Aroma Park.

The Kankakee County Emergency Management Agency and the Kankakee County Highway Department announced their plans for the removal of debris in the areas affected by Tuesday’s storms, excluding the City of Kankakee.

The National Weather Service said Wednesday that the storm that produced hail and tornadoes in Kankakee on Tuesday produced record-breaking hail of six inches, but a Kankakee resident found one slightly bigger outside his home

The public should be aware following Tuesday’s storms of the possibility of scammers in the area.

Authorities in the Illinois Valley are breathing easier after close-shave storms Tuesday caused only minor damage. The relief was greatest in Putnam County, where two tornado warnings were sounded but with no injury or damage.

Newton County, Indiana, officials confirmed two deaths from Tuesday’s tornado that left Lake Village heavily damaged.