Thunderstorm Wind — Ford, Illinois

2025-08-16 · near Piper City, Ford, Illinois

Event narrative

A tree was down in the road and power lines were down near the intersection of CRs 1300E and 2450N near Piper City.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon and evening of the 16th, a series of severe thunderstorms produced widespread damaging winds and instances of severe hail around the western and northwestern Chicago metro area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1285141. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.