Naperville Weather: LaCloche Says 450 Still Without Power After 68 mph Gusts
Naperville weather cleanup was still underway Thursday after Wednesday storms brought wind gusts of up to 68 mph and left about 450 people without power at 9:20 a.m. Linda LaCloche, the city’s director of communications, said crews were still working on outages and cleanup.
The city had cleared all roadways blocked by storm damage by midnight, but crews were back out Thursday handling debris cleanup at intersections and other high-priority requests. The city was also assessing whether to carry out a special free bulk brush collection in certain areas.
North And East Naperville
Storms swept through the Naperville area on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, and the north and east sides were the most heavily impacted. More than 580 storm-related calls came into the city between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m., giving crews a long list of outages, debris and damage to work through after dark.
LaCloche said the estimated restoration time for the remaining outages was 5 p.m. Thursday. For residents still without power, that left a narrow window before more weather could complicate repair work and cleanup.
Centennial Beach Damage
The Naperville Park District closed Centennial Beach on Thursday because of tree damage at the site, with reopening expected Friday, June 12, 2026. Sameera Luthman, the district’s director of marketing and communications, said crews were “assessing the exterior of the elevator for any damage that may have been caused by a downed limb.”
Several parks in Naperville’s downtown and north side were also affected, and maintenance crews were cleaning debris while assessing damage. The park district’s work was happening at the same time the city was still clearing storm fallout elsewhere.
Another Round Of Storms
The National Weather Service expected more storms in the area Thursday, with one round between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and a second between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. Naperville was at severe threat level 2 for the earlier round, and the model showed the city completely within severe threat level 3 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Tornadoes were possible during the 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. window, along with wind gusts of up to 80 mph, damaging hail and flash flooding. City staff were on standby for any additional damage, and residents facing outages or debris were likely to see the recovery effort depend on how much of that forecast materialized later Thursday.
