Thunderstorm Wind in Iroquois County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind April 27, 2026 · Iroquois County, Illinois

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree was downed onto a truck in Buckley.

The wider storm

A line of showers and embedded thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the late morning and early afternoon of April 27th. On the back side of this precipitation, a wake low developed, producing wind gusts between 50 and 70 mph, which blew down trees, tree limbs and power lines. Scattered thunderstorms moved across east central Illinois during the evening of April 27th producing isolated wind damage.

Began near Buckley (40.6000, -88.0400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1334333. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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