Thunderstorm Wind in Lake County, Illinois
Thunderstorm Wind August 7, 2007 · Lake County, Illinois
58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)
1
Death
1
Injury
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A tree was blown down onto a tent with two people sleeping inside at Illinois Beach State Park. One person was killed and the other was injured.
The wider storm
Strong storms moved across far northern Illinois during the early morning hours of August 7th.
Began near Zion (42.4500, -87.8300).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 54938. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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