Thunderstorm Wind, Kendall
- When
- September 20, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kendall County, Lisbon
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.480, -88.480
Trees were blown down.
Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 20 to 30, 1998
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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), 36 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:57 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Will
- When
- September 20, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Will County, Romeoville to Lockport
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.630, -88.070
Winds gusted to 60 mph at the NWS office in Romeoville. Tree limbs were downed in Lockport.
Thunderstorm Wind, Will
- When
- September 30, 1:57 PM CST
- Where
- Will County, Romeoville
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.630, -88.070
A 61 mph wind gust was recorded at the Lewis Airport AWOS in Romeoville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cook
- When
- September 30, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- Cook County, Orland Park
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 41.630, -87.870
A 60 mph wind gust was recorded on an anemometer.
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
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, September 20, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Kansas, September 20 to 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, September 20, 1998
- Flood in Florida, September 20 to 29, 1998
- Flood in Florida, September 20 to 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, September 20, 1998
- Hail in Arkansas, September 20, 1998
- Flood in Florida, September 20 to 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 20, 1998
- Hail in Ohio, September 20, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, September 20, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, September 20, 1998
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: 5666255, 5666341, 5666342, 5666343.