High Wind — Central Cook County, Illinois

2022-04-14 · Central Cook County, Illinois

Wider weather episode

High winds developed across northern Illinois during the afternoon of April 14th producing localized wind damage. Measured wind gusts include 63 mph near West Brooklyn; 63 mph at the Waukegan Airport; 60 mph near Herbert and near Darien; 59 mph at the Chicago O'Hare and Chicago Midway Airports and 58 mph at DuPage Airport. A large tree limb was blown down onto a car along Hutchinson Street in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. An 8 inch diameter tree was uprooted in Herrick Lake Forest Preserve near Warrenville Road and a section of a fence was also blown down nearby. A tree fell blocking Portwine Road, north of Deerfield Road in Riverwoods. A semi truck was blown over along Interstate 55 near Pontiac.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1015187. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.