1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Chicago radar (KLOT), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:31 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck the flagpole at Hall High School. A side flash affected 5 students sitting near windows in a 4th floor classroom. One student was taken to a hospital. The others suffered only a minor tingling sensation.
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, May 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: 5696621.