Thunderstorm Wind — Ogle, Illinois

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

Event narrative

A photo shared on social media showed utility poles blown down along German Church Road near a golf course.

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 1196232. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.