High Wind in Lake, Illinois

High Wind March 13, 2026 · Lake, Illinois

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A wind gust to 64 mph was measured at the Waukegan Airport.

The wider storm

High winds developed across all of northern Illinois during the morning of March 13th with widespread wind gusts to 60 mph with some higher peak gusts. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1318491. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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