High Wind in La Salle, Illinois

High Wind March 13, 2026 · La Salle, Illinois

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 59 mph three miles southwest of Leland.

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 1318690. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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