Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 31, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 31, 2000
Start: 2000-05-31T13:56
End: 2000-05-31T14:03
Location: Illinois

May 31, 2000 · NWS LOT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $100,000
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 Chicago radar (KLOT), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:47 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy

When: May 31, 1:56 PM CST to 2:03 PM CST
Where: Grundy County, Mazon
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.233, -88.433

Thunderstorm winds knocked down a couple tree limbs in Mazon. One fell on a car. Damage was more extensive in Braceville where many limbs were blown down and large trees, some as old as 150 years, were uprooted. Falling trees and limbs damaged houses, outbuildings, cars, a boat and trailer and power lines. Power poles were snapped off. A semi was blown over on I-55 near Braceville Road, damaging a car and injuring 2 people. At Braceville-Gardner Cemetery, falling trees and uprooted trees damaged tombstones.

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

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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: 5145066.