Thunderstorm Wind — Lake, Illinois

2025-03-14 · near Vernon Hills, Lake, Illinois

Event narrative

A photo shared on social media showed multiple softwood trees damaged with some snapped in Vernon Hills.

Wider weather episode

A strong QLCS brought widespread damaging winds and a couple of tornadoes to the area on the night of the 14th, particularly near and north of the I-80 corridor.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (42.2300, -87.9700)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1238057. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.