EF0 Tornado — Ogle, Illinois

2024-07-14 · near Lindenwood, Ogle, Illinois

0.4 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado with estimated peak winds of 75 mph touched down in far eastern Ogle County, just southwest of Esmond producing mainly crop damage before it quickly crossed into De Kalb County.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed during the evening of July 14th and continued into the early morning of July 15th, as they moved across all of northern and central Illinois. Nine tornadoes occurred, along with widespread wind damage. In the City of Chicago, there were 2,810 tree emergency calls and 1,430 calls for tree debris. Localized flash flooding also occurred, for a second night in a row in the Rockford area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1190469. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.