Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- February 11, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Dixon
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.830, -89.480
A tree blew down on a house in Dixon. A wind gust to 60 mph was reported at Compton Airport.
Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, February 11, 1999
Very strong winds occurred in the wake of a small line of thunderstorms. Trees were blown down around Watseka and a barn was damaged in the southwest part of Iroquois County.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 LOT wrote it up.
Very strong winds occurred in the wake of a small line of thunderstorms. Trees were blown down around Watseka and a barn was damaged in the southwest part of Iroquois County. The brick facade of a building was blown down in Watseka. A wind gusts of 68 mph was recorded in Watseka at 410 pm and 66mph was recorded by an observer in Bonfield at 427 pm. These wind gusts may have been stronger that the winds that occurred in thunderstorms about 30 to 60 minutes earlier.
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:00 UTC.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ogle
- When
- February 11, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Ogle County, Byron
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.130, -89.250
Tree limbs and wires were downed near Byron and Mt. Morris.
Thunderstorm Wind, Winnebago
- When
- February 11, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County, Rockford
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.270, -89.080
Tree limbs and power lines were downed in Rockford, Loves Park and New Milford. A trailer was crushed by a falling tree.
Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb
- When
- February 11, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- De Kalb County, De Kalb
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.930, -88.750
Trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- February 11, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Boone County, Poplar Grove
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.370, -88.830
A maintenance building at highway 76 and 173 was damaged by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, McHenry
- When
- February 11, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry County, Woodstock
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.320, -88.450
Shingles were blown off a house and tree limbs were blown down in Woodstock and Lake in the Hills.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kankakee
- When
- February 11, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Kankakee County, Aroma Park
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.080, -87.800
A storage building was damaged in Aroma Park. The roof of an industrial building was damaged in Bradley.
Thunderstorm Wind, Will
- When
- February 11, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Will County, Peotone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.330, -87.780
A greenhouse was damaged at Peotone. Tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Monee.
High Wind, Iroquois
- When
- February 11, 4:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iroquois forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.747, -87.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Kankakee
- When
- February 11, 4:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kankakee forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.138, -87.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5680973, 5680972, 5680971, 5680974, 5681067, 5681064, 5681065, 5681066, 5681068, 5681069.