High Wind in Southern Cook County, Illinois

High Wind March 13, 2026 · Southern Cook County, Illinois

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A traffic light was blown down at the corner of 170th Street and Oak Avenue in Lansing.

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 1318676. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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