Thunderstorm Wind, Jo Daviess
- When
- May 8, 6:50 AM CST
- Where
- Jo Daviess County, Hanover
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -90.283
Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 8, 2000
A complex of storms which developed along a cold front from Southwest Minnesota into Northwest Iowa Sunday evening, moved into Northwest Illinois along and north of Interstate 88 during the morning. Even though the storms were in the weakening stages, they managed to down several trees, limbs and power lines throughout Jo Daviess County.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- 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 DVN wrote it up.
A complex of storms which developed along a cold front from Southwest Minnesota into Northwest Iowa Sunday evening, moved into Northwest Illinois along and north of Interstate 88 during the morning. Even though the storms were in the weakening stages, they managed to down several trees, limbs and power lines throughout Jo Daviess County.
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:48 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jo Daviess
- When
- May 8, 6:50 AM CST
- Where
- Jo Daviess County, Galena
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.417, -90.417
Thunderstorm Wind, Jo Daviess
- When
- May 8, 6:50 AM CST
- Where
- Jo Daviess County, Warren
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.500, -89.983
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 8, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, May 8 to 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 8 to 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 8 to 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 8, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Missouri, May 8, 2000
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 8, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, May 8, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 8, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, May 8, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 8, 2000
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: 5146610, 5146611, 5146612.