Video shows the roof torn off a church and fallen trees after severe thunderstorms in Elgin.
NOTE: This story will not be updated after 2 a.m. Saturday. For the latest information, please visit ComEd's website HERE.
A series of powerful severe thunderstorms knocked out electricity to thousands of Chicago-area residents late Friday and into Saturday morning.
According to ComEd, the bulk of those customers were in Winnebago County, where tornado warnings were issued as severe storms howled through the region.
Customers in Kane, McHenry and Cook counties were also impacted by the fast-moving storms, which packed gusty winds and heavy rain as they rolled through the area.
Here are the latest numbers as of 2 a.m. Saturday:
Winnebago County – 4,802 customers
Cook County - 4,701 customers
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McHenry County - 4,278 customers
Kane County – 2,965 customers
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Lake County (Illinois) - 2,171 customers
Officials in suburban Rolling Meadows also reported that “multiple transformers” had experienced outages during the storm, leading to even more customers without power.
