AtmostormCounty briefing

Lake County, IL

Severe-weather activation briefing

Generated 2026-09-20T14:08:21.987654+00:00

4 active warnings

Radar over Lake County, IL with the warned area outlined

In the warned path — county-wide (estimate)

~140,000 residents, plus 4 nursing homes, 4 dialysis centers, 1 hospital and 34 schools

Active warnings (4)

1. Flood Watchuntil 2026-09-20T17:15:00+00:00

Flood Watch issued September 20 at 4:12AM CDT until September 24 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

In path: ~1,600 residents.

Storm details · Full facility list (per-warning briefing)

2. Flood Watchuntil 2026-09-20T21:15:00+00:00

Flood Watch issued September 19 at 10:03PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

In path: ~49,000 residents, 3 nursing homes, 1 dialysis center and 16 schools.

Storm details · Full facility list (per-warning briefing)

3. Flood Watchuntil 2026-09-20T21:15:00+00:00

Flood Watch issued September 19 at 10:03PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

In path: ~69,000 residents, 1 nursing home, 3 dialysis centers, 1 hospital and 16 schools.

Storm details · Full facility list (per-warning briefing)

4. Flood Watchuntil 2026-09-20T21:15:00+00:00

Flood Watch issued September 19 at 10:03PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

In path: ~16,000 residents, 2 schools.

Storm details · Full facility list (per-warning briefing)

County exposure (baseline)

Lake County, IL has an estimated 714,342 residents, including 23 nursing homes, 9 mobile-home parks, 13 dialysis centers, 7 hospitals and 211 schools. This is the denominator behind “in the warned path”.