Thunderstorm Wind — Winnebago, Illinois

2021-08-11 · near Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois

Event narrative

A tree fell onto a mobile home in the Riverview Mobile Home Park. Three occupants were rescued. One of the rescued, a 55 year old woman, died from her injuries.

Wider weather episode

A line of severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the late morning of August 11th producing wind damage in many areas. Winds gusted to near severe limits for as much as 20 minutes in some areas behind the line of storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 978377. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.