Thunderstorm Wind in Grundy County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind August 4, 2012 · Grundy County, Illinois

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An estimated 40 to 45 trees were blown down in Morris, including some that fell onto houses and cars. A 26 inch diameter tree fell onto a house on Freemont Avenue. A 250 foot transmission tower along I-80 collapsed. A semi-truck parked at a rest stop was toppled.

The wider storm

A line of severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the afternoon hours of August 4th.

Began near Morris (41.3590, -88.4308).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 407780. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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