Thunderstorm Wind — Kendall, Illinois

2024-07-14 · near Yorkville, Kendall, Illinois

Event narrative

A private weather station measured a wind gust to 69 mph.

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 1191183. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.