Illinois, 1999

Lightning Strike in Illinois, September 27, 1999

September 27, 1999 · NWS DVN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
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 Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Bureau

When
September 27, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Bureau County, Depue
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.404, -89.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning was blamed for a blaze which partially damaged a hog confinement building. Lightning struck the building and blew a hole in the propane gas line, igniting the fire. Approximately 50 feet on the south side of the building was damaged while some sheeting on the roof buckled under the intense heat from the blaze. The building housed 500 hogs, none of which were injured or killed.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5723257.