EF0 Tornado — Ogle, Illinois

2024-07-15 · near Byron, Ogle, Illinois

5.3 mi

Path length

200 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado with estimated peak winds of 80 mph touched down in a corn field just southeast of the intersection of Lightsville Road and Conger Road, as seen in high resolution satellite imagery. The tornado moved southeast and then turned to the east as it moved through Bryon where it produced tree damage. Roofing material was blown off of a car wash near the corner of Route 2 and Colfax Street. The tornado crossed the Rock River and ended just east of Hales Corner Road.

Wider weather episode

A derecho moved across northern Illinois during the evening of July 15th producing widespread wind damage and 30 tornadoes in northeast Illinois. One of these tornadoes crossed into northwest Indiana. At the height of the storms, 430,000 customers lost power with some power not restored for four days, on July 19th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1193927. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.