High Wind — Eastern Will County, Illinois

2020-11-15 · Eastern Will County, Illinois

Wider weather episode

High winds gusting to 69 mph produced scattered wind damage in the late morning and afternoon of November 15th. In Cook County, Midway Airport (MDW) measured a peak wind gust to 69 mph. A nearby cooperative observer also measured a peak wind gust to 69 mph. A large tree limb fell in the 3000 block of East Cheltenham Place, striking a gas meter and multiple cars. A traffic signal was blown down on Archer Avenue in Bridgeport. A medium to large tree was blown down across Larabee Street. In Oak Lawn, a portion of an apartment building roof was blown off. In Will County, a semi truck was overturned on southbound Interstate 57 between exit 327 and exit 322. In Kankakee County, a tree approximately one and a half feet in diameter was blown down south of Kankakee. In Kane County, Sugar Grove Airport (ARR) measured a peak wind gust to 59 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 929415. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.