Thunderstorm Wind — Cook, Illinois

2014-09-05 · near North Northfield, Cook, Illinois

Event narrative

A large tree was blown down striking and killing a bicyclist on a bike trail.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois producing a swath of wind damage primarily across the northwest and north suburbs of Chicago.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 543419. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.