High Wind — Central Cook County, Illinois

2022-11-05 · Central Cook County, Illinois

Event narrative

High winds developed in the early morning hours of November 5th blowing down trees, tree limbs and a light pole in Chicago. At least two cars were damaged by falling trees.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front moved across northern Illinois during the late morning and early afternoon of November 5th with convective showers which produced thunderstorm wind damage and one tornado. Wind damage from the convection was described as countywide across Ogle, Boone and McHenry Counties. DuPage Airport measured a peak wind gust to 77 mph. A handheld anemometer measured a wind gust to 80 mph near Roselle.

High winds caused tree damage both in the early morning of November 5th and then again in the afternoon of November 5th. A large portion of a roof was blown off an apartment building in Elk Grove Village. Some trees fell onto vehicles in Chicago. Peak wind gusts included 62 mph at DuPage Airport; 61 mph at Aurora Municipal Airport; 59 mph at Chicago Midway and Chicago Executive Airports and 58 mph at Waukegan Airport.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1062683. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.