Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 27, 1998

Name: Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 27, 1998
Start: 1998-03-27T17:47
End: 1998-03-27T18:10
Location: Illinois

March 27, 1998 · NWS ILX · 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: 2
Property damage: $1.0 million
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 Lincoln radar (KILX), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:48 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuyler

When: March 27, 5:47 PM CST to 6:10 PM CST
Where: Schuyler County, Camden to Rushville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $1.0 million
Coordinates: 40.150, -90.770

As thunderstorms moved through Schuyler county, they destroyed several barns and grain bins in Camden. A Camden couple sustained injuries after being struck by a tree limb while they were standing in their yard watching the storm pass. Numerous windows were blown out in Rushville and a roof was torn off of a recycling plant 5 miles east of Rushville. The winds caused the rear wall of one business to collapse and another lost its roof in Rushville. Also, numerous cars at two dealerships were damaged, 2 satellite dishes and communications antennas were torn off the roof of a radio station and a storage building was demolished. In total, approximately $1 million dollars worth of damage was sustained in Schuyler county.

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 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Illinois, March 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: 5633686.