This past Saturday, the Chicagoland area experienced another wind event with gusts of 70-80 MPH. This now marks the 3rd time that we have had a wind event where speeds were in excess of 58 MPH, and usually there is either none or only 1 event a year. This line of stroms developed across central IA during the early morning hours and quickly moved eastward. Historically, northern Illinois experiences strong wind events from mid July through mid August because of northwest flow from the jet stream.
Radar Recap From 11AM-6PM
*Courtesy of the National Weather Service
The picutre below just shows how serious these wind events can be.
Silo Damage Between Yorkville & Morris IL on Route 47
*Courtesy of local storm spotter Clayton Sobol
Eric Szos
Chief Meteorologist
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