3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thundersotm winds blew down trees and large limbs and a power pole on the west side of Rochelle. A semi-tractor trailer was overturned on Interstate 88.
Thunderstorm winds damaged a farm near Genoa or Derby Line Road. Lots of limbs were blown down , a barn roof was damaged and windows were blown out in a farm house.
Thunderstorm winds damaged farms off Plank Road east of Rte 47. Ten utuility poles were bent over. Four large trees were uprooted and others damaged. One barn was leveled, another was partially collapsed, and the roof was taken off another. A light pole was snapped off at the base. The siding was torn off a house. A church had damage to a chimney and steeple. Two homes in Briar Hill had chimney and roof damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Illinois in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, April 1999
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: 5696365, 5696366, 5696367.