Illinois, 1999Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Illinois, June 11, 1999
June 11, 1999 · NWS LOT · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Iroquois
- When
- June 11, 1:34 PM CST
- Where
- Iroquois County, Watseka
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.780, -87.730
A 59 mph wind gust was recored at the Emergency Operation Center. Trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cook
- When
- June 11, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Cook County, Park Ridge
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.030, -87.870
A spotter reported 55 to 60 mph winds. Tree limbs were blown down in Alsip and a limb fell on a car in Palos Heights.
Lightning, Cook
- When
- June 11, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cook County, Chicago
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.895, -87.646 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a tree, causing a limb to fall on a car on the southwest side of Chicago.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 11 to 12, 19992 injured · $57 million · F1 · 43 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 11 to 12, 19991 death · $711,000 · 2.75 in hail · 11 events
- Hail in Colorado, June 11, 19993 injured · $3.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 10 events
- Hail in Texas, June 11, 1999$1.8 million · 3 in hail · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 11 to 12, 1999$251,000 · F0 · 12 events
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 11, 1999$100,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 11, 1999$55,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 11, 1999$50,000 · 0.75 in hail · 7 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Michigan, June 11, 1999$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, June 11, 19992 injured · $7,000 · 1 in hail · 11 events
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, June 11, 1999$30,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 11, 1999$25,000 · 4 events
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: 5709902, 5709901, 5709900.