Weather Blog: Still No Power for

Wednesday, 4:50 p.m. 

Fewer than 100 people remain without power, according to an e-mail sent from the village. About 2,200 Woodridge customers were without power following the storm. 

The village also said brush clean-up for parkway trees is nearly complete, and any debris from private trees should be collected and dropped off at the brush drop-off event on Saturday, July 23 from 9 a.m. to noon. 

The drop-off will be located on 71st Street just west of Woodridge Drive. 

The first carload starts $5, $3 per day returning car, and $10 per pickup truck, van or trailer. Branches up to 5 inches in diameter will be collected and proof of residency is required. 

Remember the list of cooling centers in Woodridge if needed: 

•  (2600 Center Drive): 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday – Friday
•  (3 Plaza Drive) : 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sundays.
• : 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday.

After 10 p.m., you can go to the Lisle Police Department at 5040 Lincoln Avenue in Lisle.

Tuesday, 10:15 p.m. 

Woodridge Park District staff announced at its board meeting Tuesday night that trees were lost in , Caddie Corner Park and along the bike path behind following Monday morning's storm. 

, which is owned by the village and maintained by the Woodridge Park District, lost five trees after Monday's storm and several large tree limbs. 

The course lost nine trees in the June 21 storm and has removed nearly 25 trees from its property since the start of the year. 

Tuesday, 2:20 p.m. 

There are still 600 ComEd customers without power in Woodridge, according to a release by the village. 

ComEd anticipates 90 percent of restoration in its south region, which includes Woodridge, by midnight Thursday, the release said. 

Ninety-nine percent of restoration is expected by midnight Saturday. 

While power is restored, customers can experience 30-60 minute outages. 

According to the release, "the village urges customers to examine their risers (the point in which electric service enters the home) for damage, as ComEd will not make those repairs when they are repairing downed services.

More information on the parts of the service drop that are the customer's responsibility can be found here. If customers are in need of making a repair, they should check with the Village's Community Development at (630) 719-4750 to determine if the extent of the damage warrants obtaining a permit."

A list of cooling center is below. The Lisle Police Department is a 24-hour cooling center. The department is located at 5040 Lincoln Avenue in Lisle.

Monday, 5:15 p.m. 

The village has released a list of cooling centers in Woodridge. 

• (2600 Center Drive): 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday – Friday
• (3 Plaza Drive) : 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sundays.
• : 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday.

Monday, 3:45 p.m.

The village announced tree debris pick-up in a breaking news e-mail.

The village will collect damaged parkway trees. 

Trees that fall on private property can be dropped off at a special brush drop-off event next Saturday on 71st Street west of Woodridge Drive from 9 a.m. to noon. 

The first carload starts $5, $3 per day returning car, and $10 per pickup truck, van or trailer. Branches up to 5 inches in diameter will be collected and proof of residency is required. 

Monday, 2:40 p.m. 

There are about 2,200 residents in Woodridge without power, according to Jack Knight, management analyst for the village. 

Bolingbrook Patch has reported restoring power could take days. 

"Because of the severity of the storm and the number of customers without power this could be a multi-day scenario," said ComEd spokesman Tony Hernandez of the timeline for fully restoring service.  

Temperatures are expected to get into the 90's today with a possible heat index of 102. Need a cool place to wait out the heat? The will be open until 9 p.m. tonight. 

Monday, 12:45 p.m. 

Larry Pebelske was in the basement when a pine tree in his yard was uprooted during Monday's storm. (see photo on right)

The tree blocked one full lane of traffic on Janes Avenue, Pebelske said. While village staff has moved the tree off the road, the carnage still remains across the sidewalk along Janes. 

Pebelske said he had just returned from vacation and was tending to things inside. He didn't hear the tree fall and only discovered it after he came outside to talk to neighbors. 

He's lived in the home 24 years. This is the second tree he's lost, he said, during that time. 

One man Pebelske talked to said that within about 25 seconds, he witnessed the tree falling, a basketball pole across the street snapping and landing on a parked car and power lines coming in contact with a metal fence. 

You can see photos of the snapped basketball pole (and more!) in our photo gallery to the right. 

Pebelske's tree garnered much attention from passing cars, but it wasn't the only very visible sign of damage left from Monday's storm. 

Large branches littered dozens of yards. At one home, a large branch crashed onto a garage roof. 

Trees that were blocking roads, such as the one on Greene Road and the branch at Westview Lane and Forest Glen Parkway, have been cleared. 

Power remains out for 576,000 customers in the Chicago area, according to the Chicago Tribune. About 87, 000 of those customers are south of the city. 

ComEd is still reporting that 10,000+ customers are without power in the Bolingbrook region. Woodridge is included in the Bolingbrook region. 

Is your power out? Tell us in the comments. 

Monday, 11:50 a.m.

The branches and trees listed below have been cleared, and the traffic light at Hobson Road and Double Eagle Drive is back on.

Monday, 10:10 a.m. 

Kate Croteau, management analyst for the Woodridge Police Department, said the department has received calls regarding the following incidents: 

1. Branch blocking the road at Westview Lane and Forest Glen Parkway.
2. Tree down in the road in the 7700 block of Janes Avenue.
3. Tree down in road on Greene Road.
4. Traffic light out at Hobson Road and Double Eagle Drive.

Monday, 9:50 a.m. 

According to Jack Knight, management analyst for the village, there have been reports of a county traffic light flashing on 75th Street and downed tree branches throughout the village. 

The village is working to clear the branches from the roads, Knight said. 

Monday, 9:30 a.m. 

Monday's storm has shut down travel in Chicago, according to this Red Eye article. 

The Purple Line has been suspended and other lines are experiencing major delays due to branches on the tracks. 

While Metra delays were reported on the BNSF for trains arriving in Chicago before 9, no other delays have been reported. 

Monday, 8:48 a.m. 

A severe thunderstorm passed through Woodridge on Monday morning between 8 and 9 a.m. 

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for DuPage County to expire at 8:30 a.m. The warning said the storm involved strong winds of 55 mph and quarter-size hail. 

ComEd reports that 10,000+ customers in the Bolingbrook region are without power. Woodridge is included in the Bolingbrook region, and the largest scale ComEd uses is 10,000+. 

A reader has reported a power outage at 75th Street and Lemont Road. 

Here are reports of the storm from Facebook: 

Monday, 8:38 a.m. Susan Janettas Visconti I had just gotten to XSport gym around 8AM in Darien when my husband called to say he wanted me to go home since there were supposed to be high winds. On the drive home, the car was hit by a blowing plastic garbage can lid, there were two large tree branches down on 71st between Woodward and Janes, then, there was another good-sized tree branch down on Goldfinch.

Monday, 8:37 a.m. Mike Slomski Wow that was intense for a min!!

Monday, 8:36 a.m. Tina Fanning Kadisak Giant tree fell on Janes just south 75th.

And Twitter: 

Monday, 8:24 a.m. @SKDickers @PatchWoodridge I just heard sirens but they sounded farther away than normal - maybe in Bolingbrook?