Thunderstorm Wind, McHenry
- When
- August 28, 9:15 AM CST
- Where
- McHenry County, Mc Henry
- Coordinates
- 42.324, -88.452 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 28, 1995
5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lake
- When
- August 28, 9:45 AM CST
- Where
- Lake County, Lindenhurst to Lake Forest
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 42.349, -87.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Lake
- When
- August 28, 9:50 AM CST
- Where
- Lake County, Deerfield
- Coordinates
- 42.349, -87.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Cook
- When
- August 28, 9:55 AM CST
- Where
- Cook County, Northbrook
- Coordinates
- 41.895, -87.646 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tree limbs and power lines were downed in northeast Mc Henry County. Lindenhurst Police reported a 60 mph wind gust. Tree limbs were blown down at Deerfield and Northbrook. A large window was blown out at the Tollway Oasis at Lake Forest. A large tree was blown down at Prospect Heights.No report available for sd9508.CIL
Thunderstorm Wind, Cook
- When
- August 28, 10:20 AM CST
- Where
- Cook County, Stickney and Berwyn
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.895, -87.646 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds knocked down large tree limbs onto a parkway and sidewalk at Stickney. In Berwyn, two trees toppled over, one landed on the roof of a house. Another tree branch fell on a house and a van.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
More
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Sources
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: 10321002, 10320351, 10320352, 10320257, 10320258.