Feb 24, 2019: Strong Wind Gusts of 60+ mph Bring Scattered Damage

Overview

Wind gusts of 50 to 64 mph were observed across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana.

The peak wind gust at Chicago O'Hare was 60 mph.

These winds were a result of a powerful, strengthening low pressure system that moved across the region.

Hourly time steps of the strong surface low pressure as it deepened rapidly from the Plains to the Great Lakes from midday on the 23rd through midday on the 24th.

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Wind:

Peak Wind Gusts

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
434 PM CST Sun Feb 24 2019 /534 PM EST Sun Feb 24 2019/

...OBSERVED MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS THROUGH 430 PM...

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

Land Location                 Speed     Time/Date
----------------------------------------------------
Sugar Grove - Aurora Arpt    64 MPH    0100 PM 02/24
Gary Airport                 63 MPH    0645 AM 02/24
Wheeling - Chicago Exec Arpt 62 MPH    0830 AM 02/24
Chicago OHare                60 MPH    0326 PM 02/24
Peru Airport                 60 MPH    0850 AM 02/24
3 SW Midway Airport          60 MPH    1142 AM 02/24
Chicago Midway               59 MPH    1116 AM 02/24
Valparaiso Airport           59 MPH    1117 AM 02/24
Morris Airport               58 MPH    1055 AM 02/24
West Chicago - DuPage Arpt.  58 MPH    0130 PM 02/24
Joliet Lock-Dam              58 MPH    0100 PM 02/24
Rockford Airport             56 MPH    0301 PM 02/24
Rochelle Airport             56 MPH    1155 AM 02/24
Lansing Airport              55 MPH    0155 PM 02/24
Pontiac Airport              55 MPH    0555 AM 02/24
Rensselaer Airport           55 MPH    1235 PM 02/24
DeKalb Airport               54 MPH    0955 AM 02/24
Romeoville - Lewis Airport   53 MPH    0315 PM 02/24
Waukegan Airport             52 MPH    0244 PM 02/24
Midewin RAWS                 51 MPH    1105 AM 02/24


Marine Location               Speed     Time/Date
----------------------------------------------------
Michigan City C-man          68 MPH    1130 AM 02/24
Chicago Crib                 63 MPH    0250 PM 02/24
Waukegan Harbor              47 MPH    1140 AM 02/24

Photos:


Northeast of LaSalle, IL on I-39	Bradley, IL Courtesy of Bradley Police.


Chicago, IL Courtesy of Kevin Doellman.	Rochelle, IL Courtesy of City of Rochelle.

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
907 AM CST MON FEB 25 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0640 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST WAUKEGAN HARBOR         42.36N 87.81W
02/24/2019  M50 MPH          LMZ740             IL   MESONET

            MESONET STATION WHRI2, WAUKEGAN HARBOR.

0411 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 W CHICAGO             41.88N 87.67W
02/24/2019                   COOK               IL   PUBLIC

            TIME RELAYED. LIGHT POLE BLOWN OVER AT
            UNITED CENTER.

0330 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NE CEDAR LAKE         41.39N 87.43W
02/24/2019  M60 MPH          LAKE               IN   PUBLIC

            SOME BRANCHES DOWN.

0300 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WADSWORTH               42.43N 87.92W
02/24/2019                   LAKE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TIME ESTIMATED. TREE UPROOTED FROM STORM
            SUNDAY.

0218 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST BOLINGBROOK             41.70N 88.07W
02/24/2019  M64 MPH          WILL               IL   BROADCAST MEDIA



0202 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST CHICAGO OHARE AIRPORT   41.98N 87.91W
02/24/2019  M58 MPH          COOK               IL   ASOS



0130 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST SYCAMORE                41.99N 88.69W
02/24/2019  M60 MPH          DE KALB            IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TIME RELAYED.

0130 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SSW LOWELL            41.27N 87.43W
02/24/2019  M58 MPH          LAKE               IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TIME RELAYED.

0130 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST DUPAGE AIRPORT          41.91N 88.25W
02/24/2019  M58 MPH          DUPAGE             IL   ASOS

            ASOS STATION DPA, WEST CHICAGO - DUPAGE
            ARPT.

0130 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NE ALBANY PARK        41.97N 87.71W
02/24/2019  M58 MPH          COOK               IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TIME RELAYED.

0130 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 WSW DYER              41.50N 87.52W
02/24/2019  M58 MPH          LAKE               IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TIME RELAYED.

0108 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG FOWLER                  40.62N 87.32W
02/24/2019                   BENTON             IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BUILDING COLLAPSED DUE TO HIGH WINDS.

0100 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 WNW SUGAR GROVE       41.77N 88.47W
02/24/2019  M64 MPH          KANE               IL   ASOS

            ASOS STATION ARR, SUGAR GROVE - AURORA ARPT.

0100 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST JOLIET LOCK AND DAM     41.50N 88.10W
02/24/2019  M58 MPH          WILL               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION JOLI2, JOLIET
            LOCK-DAM.

1215 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 W PLAINFIELD          41.61N 88.30W
02/24/2019                   KENDALL            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            OVERTURNED SEMI NEAR INTERSECTION OF RIDGE
            RD. AND RT. 126.

1213 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG PALOS PARK              41.67N 87.83W
02/24/2019                   COOK               IL   PUBLIC

            TIME RELAYED. 70 FT TALL TREE BLOWN OVER,
            PARTIALLY DAMAGING HOME.

1151 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST HARVARD                 42.42N 88.62W
02/24/2019  M64 MPH          MCHENRY            IL   BROADCAST MEDIA



1145 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW PEOTONE           41.32N 87.82W
02/24/2019                   WILL               IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SEMI-TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON I-57 AT THE PEOTONE
            EXIT.

1144 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 E ANTIOCH             42.48N 88.04W
02/24/2019  M63 MPH          LAKE               IL   PUBLIC



1142 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT     41.75N 87.79W
02/24/2019  M60 MPH          COOK               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            SOME TREE LIMBS AND PARTS OF ROOFS DOWN.

1117 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST VALPARAISO AIRPORT      41.45N 87.01W
02/24/2019  M59 MPH          PORTER             IN   ASOS

            ASOS STATION VPZ, VALPARAISO AIRPORT.

1116 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT  41.79N 87.75W
02/24/2019  M59 MPH          COOK               IL   ASOS



1115 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 NNE LA SALLE          41.40N 89.06W
02/24/2019                   LA SALLE           IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SEMI-TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON I-39 AT MILE MARKER
            61, WHICH IS TWO MILES NORTH OF I-39/I-80
            JUNCTION. BLOCKING BOTH NORTHBOUND LANES.

1055 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST MORRIS AIRPORT          41.43N 88.43W
02/24/2019  M58 MPH          GRUNDY             IL   AWOS

            AWOS STATION C09, MORRIS AIRPORT.

1045 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST PEOTONE                 41.34N 87.79W
02/24/2019  M58 MPH          WILL               IL   PUBLIC



1035 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE BRADLEY           41.14N 87.85W
02/24/2019                   KANKAKEE           IL   PUBLIC

            ENTIRE GAS STATION CANOPY BLOWN OVER.

1030 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST MICHIGAN CITY BUOY      41.73N 86.91W
02/24/2019  M64 MPH          LMZ745             IN   BUOY

            BUOY STATION MCYI3, MICHIGAN CITY C-MAN.

1025 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ROCHELLE                41.92N 89.07W
02/24/2019                   OGLE               IL   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            PORTION OF ROOF BLOWN OFF FROM A DOWNTOWN
            BUILDING ONTO ILLINOIS HIGHWAY 38.

0900 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST JOLIET                  41.53N 88.08W
02/24/2019  M58 MPH          WILL               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER



0850 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NW PERU               41.35N 89.15W
02/24/2019  M60 MPH          LA SALLE           IL   AWOS

            AWOS STATION VYS, PERU AIRPORT.

0840 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 14 SSE PLEASANT PRAIRIE 42.36N 87.81W
02/24/2019  M47 MPH          LMZ740             IL   MESONET

            MESONET STATION WHRI2, WAUKEGAN HARBOR.

0830 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST WHEELING                42.11N 87.90W
02/24/2019  M62 MPH          COOK               IL   ASOS

            ASOS STATION PWK, WHEELING - CHICAGO EXEC.
            ARPT.

0830 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 E GLENWOOD            41.54N 87.59W
02/24/2019                   COOK               IL   PUBLIC

            PORTION OF ROOF BLOWN OFF OF BUILDING.

0740 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 48 SSE PLEASANT PRAIRIE 41.92N 87.57W
02/24/2019  M57 MPH          LMZ741             IL   BUOY

            BUOY STATION CHII2, CHICAGO CRIB.

0730 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG PLAINFIELD              41.61N 88.21W
02/24/2019                   WILL               IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIRE DOWNED IN DOWNTOWN.

0645 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST GARY AIRPORT            41.62N 87.41W
02/24/2019  M63 MPH          LAKE               IN   AWOS

            AWOS STATION GYY, GARY AIRPORT.

0620 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST MICHIGAN CITY BUOY      41.73N 86.91W
02/24/2019  M62 MPH          LMZ745             IN   BUOY

            BUOY STATION MCYI3, MICHIGAN CITY C-MAN.

0600 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 N BEECHER             41.36N 87.62W
02/24/2019                   WILL               IL   PUBLIC

            PHARMACY SIGN BLOWN OVER.

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Feb 24, 2019: Strong Wind Gusts of 60+ mph Bring Scattered Damage