Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 3, 1997

Name: Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 3, 1997
Start: 1997-08-03T21:15
End: 1997-08-03T21:15
Location: Illinois

August 3, 1997 · NWS LOT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

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The Chicago radar (KLOT), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:14 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kankakee

When: August 3, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Kankakee County, Momence
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.170, -87.670

Thunderstorms developed out ahead of a coldfront that moved through northeast Illinois during the late afternoon hours. The storms produced locally heavy rainfall, strong winds and hail. In Cook County, Oak Forest reported 1.79 inches of rain and Park Forest reported 1.78 inches of rain. Wind damage resulted from these storms with wind gusts to 60 mph reported. Damage from the storms included, several large trees and power lines downed. In DuPage County, a building sustained damage from high winds. In Cook County, strong winds peeled back the roof an apartment building in Hinsdale. Damage estimated to the roof was $15,000.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Illinois in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Illinois, August 1997

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: 5616418.