Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston
- When
- May 17, 9:45 AM CST
- Where
- Livingston County, 5 mi S of Dwight
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.020, -88.430
Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 17, 1999
A small intense thunderstorm cluster developed in Livingston County and raced northeast through Will County and into southern Cook County. Wind damaged a barn and a shed near Dwight.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
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- 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LOT wrote it up.
A small intense thunderstorm cluster developed in Livingston County and raced northeast through Will County and into southern Cook County. Wind damaged a barn and a shed near Dwight. Power poles were also blown down. In Will County, trees were blown down in Wilmington and a tree fell on a house in Manhattan. A semi tractor-trailer was overturned on Laraway Road and Cherry Hill Road near New Lenox. In Cook County, part of the roof of a school was peeled off in Country Club Hills. There were no injuries to the students. The roof of an industrial building in Alsip was also damaged.
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:46 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Will
- When
- May 17, 9:50 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Will County, Wilmington to New Lenox
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.320, -88.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Cook
- When
- May 17, 10:10 AM CST
- Where
- Cook County, Country Club Hills to Alsip
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.550, -87.720
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 17, 1999
- Flooding in Iowa, May 17 to 19, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 17 to 18, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 17, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 17, 1999
- Flash Flood in Iowa, May 17, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 17, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, May 17, 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: 5696618, 5696619, 5696620.