Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- July 27, 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County, Galesburg
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.950, -90.370
Several power lines were blown down in Galesburg.
Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 27 to 28, 1999
5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 5
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 Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:55 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Peoria
- When
- July 28, 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Peoria County, Elmwood
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.780, -89.970
Several large tree limbs were blown down in Elmwood.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stark
- When
- July 28, 12:25 AM CST
- Where
- Stark County, Toulon
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.100, -89.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Tazewell
- When
- July 28, 1:10 AM CST to 1:20 AM CST
- Where
- Tazewell County, Pekin to Morton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.570, -89.630
Several large tree limbs were blown down in Pekin.
Thunderstorm Wind, McLean
- When
- July 28, 2:06 AM CST
- Where
- McLean County, Normal
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.520, -89.000
Several power lines were blown down in Normal.
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 in North Dakota, July 27, 1999
- Heat in Louisiana, July 27, 1999
- Marine High Wind in Tennessee, July 27, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 27, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 27, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 27, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 27, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 27, 1999
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 27, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 27, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 27 to 28, 1999
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 27, 1999
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: 5708011, 5708015, 5708012, 5708013, 5708014.