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