Thunderstorm Wind, Jo Daviess
- When
- August 24, 10:58 AM CST
- Where
- Jo Daviess County, Elmoville
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.270, -90.050
Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 24, 1998
Severe thunderstorms developed over North Central Iowa and moved eastward into Illinois blowing down trees, limbs, and powerlines. Numerous homes and farm buildings were damaged by the winds, several vehicles were smashed by falling trees and branches, and thousands of acres of corn and soybeans were damaged or destroyed.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $80,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS DVN wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms developed over North Central Iowa and moved eastward into Illinois blowing down trees, limbs, and powerlines. Numerous homes and farm buildings were damaged by the winds, several vehicles were smashed by falling trees and branches, and thousands of acres of corn and soybeans were damaged or destroyed. In Stephenson County a tornado cut a path through the Pearl City area severely damaging a home and destroying a garage. At the Stephenson County Fair three-fourths of the tents were knocked down. A woman and a kid goat were injured when the tents collapsed. Telephone and electric service was out throughout much of the Elizabeth and Hanover areas due to trees falling on utility lines.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jo Daviess
- When
- August 24, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jo Daviess County, Hanover
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -90.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- August 24, 11:10 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Savanna
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -90.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- August 24, 11:15 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Mt Carroll to Lanark
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.100, -89.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Stephenson
- When
- August 24, 11:18 AM CST
- Where
- Stephenson County, 3 mi N of Pearl City
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.320, -89.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Stephenson
- When
- August 24, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Stephenson County, Freeport
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.280, -89.620
Tornado, Stephenson
- When
- August 24, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Stephenson County, Pearl City
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.270, -89.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Stephenson
- When
- August 24, 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Stephenson County, 1 mi SE of German Vly
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.200, -89.450
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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 24, 1998
- Rip Current in New York, August 24, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 24, 1998
- Flooding in Texas, August 24 to 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Maine, August 24, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, August 24, 1998
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Illinois, 1998Warnings in Illinois, August 1998
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: 5664748, 5664749, 5664750, 5664755, 5664751, 5664752, 5664754, 5664753.