Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
816 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0222 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N POLO 42.00N 89.58W
08/28/2022 OGLE IL PUBLIC
REPORT OF A 5 INCH THICK 15 FOOT LONG TREE
LIMB DOWN. NUMEROUS OTHER LIMBS DOWN. TIME
ESTIMATE.
0240 PM TSTM WND DMG DIXON 41.84N 89.48W
08/28/2022 LEE IL PUBLIC
PHOTO OF A LARGE LIVE TREE SNAPPED NEAR THE
BASE.
0251 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S OREGON 42.01N 89.33W
08/28/2022 OGLE IL PUBLIC
FACEBOOK PHOTO OF DOWNED POWER POLE AND
LARGE TREE LIMBS. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON
RADAR.
0311 PM TSTM WND GST ROCKFORD AIRPORT 42.20N 89.10W
08/28/2022 M48 MPH WINNEBAGO IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
ROCKFORD AIRPORT PEAK WIND.
0312 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 ENE WINNEBAGO 42.28N 89.17W
08/28/2022 WINNEBAGO IL PUBLIC
PHOTO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF A 2 TO 3
FOOT DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED AT THE
INTERSECTION OF MERIDIAN ROAD AND WEST STATE
STREET. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
0315 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N ROCKFORD AIRPORT 42.21N 89.10W
08/28/2022 WINNEBAGO IL PUBLIC
SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTO OF TREES DOWN IN A
BACKYARD. TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATES.
0319 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW DAVIS JUNCTION 42.11N 89.12W
08/28/2022 OGLE IL BROADCAST MEDIA
PHOTOS SHARED OF LARGE LIVE TREE MOSTLY
UPROOTED AND A FEW LARGE LIMBS DOWN. TIME
ESTIMATE.
0323 PM TSTM WND DMG ROCHELLE 41.93N 89.07W
08/28/2022 OGLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
ADDITIONAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON 9TH
AVENUE AND 9TH STREET. ESTIMATED 8 TO 12
INCHES IN DIAMETER. TIME ESTIMATE.
0324 PM TSTM WND DMG ROCHELLE 41.93N 89.07W
08/28/2022 OGLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN NEAR 10TH
AVENUE AND LINCOLN HIGHWAY. TIME ESTIMATE.
0350 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WNW HERBERT 42.19N 88.84W
08/28/2022 BOONE IL PUBLIC
TREE LIMBS DOWN. RELAYED VIA SPOTTER
NETWORK.
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG SHABBONA 41.77N 88.88W
08/28/2022 DE KALB IL PUBLIC
PHOTO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF A ROUGHLY 2
FOOT DIAMETER TREE BLOWN OVER.
0405 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNW WATERMAN 41.82N 88.81W
08/28/2022 DE KALB IL PUBLIC
PHOTO SHOWS METAL OUTBUILDING/FARM BUILDING
DESTROYED. TIME ESTIMATED.
0412 PM HAIL 4 N WATERMAN 41.83N 88.77W
08/28/2022 M1.50 INCH DE KALB IL PUBLIC
RELAYED VIA SPOTTER NETWORK.
0418 PM TSTM WND DMG CORTLAND 41.92N 88.69W
08/28/2022 DE KALB IL PUBLIC
CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG
REPORT FROM CORTLAND. SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTO OF
LARGE TREE LIMBS AROUND 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER
SNAPPED. TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATED.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG CORTLAND 41.91N 88.69W
08/28/2022 DE KALB IL TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE SIGN POLES BENT OVER DUE TO WIND.
NEAR SOMONAUK ROAD AND ROUTE 38.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG DEKALB 41.93N 88.75W
08/28/2022 DE KALB IL TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTS OF TWO TENTS BLOWN OVER AT THE
DEKALB CORNFEST. TIME ESTIMATE.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW DEKALB 41.94N 88.77W
08/28/2022 DE KALB IL PUBLIC
TWITTER REPORT OF LARGE LIMB DOWN ON THE NIU
CAMPUS. TIME ESTIMATE.
0425 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N MAPLE PARK 41.94N 88.60W
08/28/2022 DE KALB IL TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT OF A ROOF BLOWN OFF A LARGE GRAIN
SILO. SILO IS APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET TALL AND
20 FEET WIDE. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
0451 PM TSTM WND DMG LAKE IN THE HILLS 42.18N 88.34W
08/28/2022 MCHENRY IL PUBLIC
SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTO OF A FEW LARGE (ROUGHLY 6
TO 12 INCH DIAMETER) LIMBS DOWN. FELL ON AND
DESTROYED A PORTION OF A METAL FENCE. TIME
AND LOCATION ESTIMATES.
0505 PM FLOOD DEKALB 41.93N 88.75W
08/28/2022 DE KALB IL PUBLIC
TWITTER VIDEO OF WATER OVER THE ROADWAY IN
DOWNTOWN DEKALB.
0530 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NE DEKALB 41.96N 88.72W
08/28/2022 M3.30 INCH DE KALB IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0646 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW DES PLAINES 42.01N 87.90W
08/28/2022 COOK IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
[DELAYED REPORT] NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS WERE
DOWNED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DES PLAINES,
PARTICULARLY NEAR HOWARD AVENUE UP TO E
ALGONQUIN ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON
RADAR.
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S NILES 42.01N 87.81W
08/28/2022 COOK IL PUBLIC
SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTOS OF AT LEAST THREE LARGER
DIAMETER TREES DOWNED IN THE 7300 BLOCK OF W
GREENLEAF AVENUE BLOCKING THE ROAD. TIME
ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
0657 PM TSTM WND GST GOLF 42.06N 87.79W
08/28/2022 E60 MPH COOK IL PUBLIC
VIDEO SHARED VIA TWITTER OF ESTIMATED 60 MPH
WIND GUST IN GOLF, IL. LOCATION ESTIMATED.
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Additional Info
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| Tree damage near Rockford. (Carla Winter) | Storm damage in Oregon (Angela Wicklund) | Uprooted tree in Davis Junction (Kris Habermehl) |
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| Initial Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued at 1:15 PM. This watch was later expanded to include Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Will, and Kendall Counties. | Radar loop showing the progression of storms. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings appear as yellow boxes. Special Marine Warnings appear as cyan boxes. |
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