Illinois, 1988Damaging Winds in Illinois, March 24, 1988
March 24, 1988 · NWS CHI · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- March 24, 8:47 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County
- Coordinates
- 41.480, -90.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Rock Island
- When
- March 24, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Rock Island County
- Coordinates
- 41.430, -90.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Whiteside
- When
- March 24, 9:16 PM CST
- Where
- Whiteside County
- Coordinates
- 41.680, -90.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Whiteside
- When
- March 24, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Whiteside County
- Coordinates
- 41.800, -89.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Christian
- When
- March 24, 10:49 PM CST
- Where
- Christian County
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -89.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- March 24, 10:49 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Coordinates
- 39.220, -89.430
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, March 24, 19885 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 28 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, March 24, 1988$5.5 million · F2 · 14 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 24, 1988$275,000 · F2 · 22 events
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1988$25,000 · F1 · 31 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 24, 19881.75 in hail · 15 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 24, 1988$3,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, March 24, 19881 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10006013, 10006014, 10006015, 10006016, 10006017, 10006018.