Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 17, 1999

Name: Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 17, 1999
Start: 1999-05-17T14:20
End: 1999-05-17T14:35
Location: Illinois

May 17, 1999 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $75,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 Paducah radar (KPAH), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:19 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: May 17, 2:20 PM CST to 2:35 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Cypress to Vienna
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 37.370, -89.020

Numerous trees and power lines were down near Cypress. One tree fell on a house. Several miles northwest of Vienna, winds unroofed a double wide mobile home and downed trees, one of which landed on the corner of the mobile home. Four miles northeast of Vienna, numerous large trees were uprooted, and a house received shingle damage. One of the downed trees landed on a house, causing minor damage. A television antenna was toppled, and the latticework was torn off the patio of the house. Several other houses received minor roof damage 6 miles east of Vienna. Downed trees closed short sections of State Routes 37, 146, 147, and about 20 county roads.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Illinois in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Illinois, May 1999

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: 5693466.