Thunderstorm Wind, Lake
- When
- October 29, 6:00 PM CST to 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lake County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 42.330, -87.980
Damaging Wind in Illinois, October 29, 1996
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 Chicago radar (KLOT), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:00 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- High Wind in Colorado, October 29, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, October 29 to 30, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, October 29 to 30, 1996
- Hail in Wisconsin, October 29, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, October 29, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, October 29, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, October 29 to 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, October 29, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, October 29 to 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 29, 1996
- High Wind in Minnesota, October 29 to 30, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, October 29 to 30, 1996
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, October 1996
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5563580.