Thunderstorm Wind in Ford County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind April 27, 2026 · Ford 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

An eight to ten inch diameter tree limb was downed on E Patton St between Washington and College streets in Paxton.

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 Paxton (40.4556, -88.0913).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1334334. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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