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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
532 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0624 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ROCKFORD AIRPORT 42.20N 89.10W
03/13/2026 M62 MPH WINNEBAGO IL ASOS
PEAK WIND GUST.
0647 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WAUKEGAN 42.36N 87.84W
03/13/2026 M64 MPH LAKE IL ASOS
PEAK WIND GUST.
0653 AM NON-TSTM WND GST AURORA AIRPORT 41.76N 88.31W
03/13/2026 M60 MPH KANE IL ASOS
PEAK WIND GUST.
0655 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SSW ROCHELLE 41.89N 89.08W
03/13/2026 M60 MPH OGLE IL AWOS
0700 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WAUKEGAN 42.36N 87.84W
03/13/2026 LAKE IL BROADCAST MEDIA
POWER LINES DOWNED ON NORTH CHAPEL STREET IN
WAUKEGAN. TIME ESTIMATED.
0700 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG LAKE FOREST 42.25N 87.84W
03/13/2026 LAKE IL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DOWNED ONTO UNION PACIFIC NORTH
RAILROAD IN LAKE FOREST. TIME ESTIMATED.
0700 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 SW ELMHURST 41.89N 87.96W
03/13/2026 DUPAGE IL BROADCAST MEDIA
PART OF THE ROOF OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING ON
FELLOWS COURT IN ELMHURST WAS BLOWN OFF.
TIME ESTIMATED.
0700 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG HOFFMAN ESTATES 42.06N 88.09W
03/13/2026 COOK IL 911 CALL CENTER
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER
LINES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST SUBURBS OF COOK
COUNTY, INCLUDING IN BARRINGTON, PALATINE,
ROLLING MEADOWS, HOFFMAN ESTATES,
SCHAUMBURG, STREAMWOOD, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS,
AND MOUNT PROSPECT. THE MAJORITY OF REPORTS
CAME IN BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM.
0700 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG PARK RIDGE 42.01N 87.84W
03/13/2026 COOK IL PUBLIC
A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER SENT IN PHOTOS OF
LARGE TREE LIMBS THAT CAME DOWN THIS MORNING
DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS, INCLUDING SOME THAT
LANDED ON HOUSES CAUSING ROOF AND GUTTER
DAMAGE.
0709 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW LANSING 41.59N 87.55W
03/13/2026 COOK IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORT OF A BLOWN DOWN TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE
CORNER OF 170TH ST AND OAK AVE.
0715 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG LINCOLNWOOD 42.00N 87.73W
03/13/2026 COOK IL BROADCAST MEDIA
A LARGE TREE WAS DOWNED ONTO A HOUSE AND A
CAR ON HARDING AVENUE IN LINCOLNWOOD. TIME
ESTIMATED.
0715 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW EVANSTON 42.04N 87.71W
03/13/2026 COOK IL BROADCAST MEDIA
A LARGE TREE WAS DOWNED ONTO A BUILDING
ALONG DEMPSTER STREET IN SKOKIE, LEADING TO
A PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF THE BUILDING. A POWER
POLE WAS ALSO BROUGHT DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.
0716 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ENE PROSPECT HEIGHTS 42.11N 87.90W
03/13/2026 M60 MPH COOK IL ASOS
PEAK WIND GUST AT THE CHICAGO EXECUTIVE
AIRPORT.
0717 AM NON-TSTM WND GST OHARE AIRPORT 41.98N 87.90W
03/13/2026 M64 MPH COOK IL ASOS
PEAK WIND GUST.
0730 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG HERMOSA - CHICAGO 41.93N 87.74W
03/13/2026 COOK IL BROADCAST MEDIA
LARGE TREE DOWNED ONTO A CAR. TIME
ESTIMATED.
0740 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NE NAVY PIER 41.92N 87.57W
03/13/2026 M68 MPH LMZ741 IL C-MAN STATION
MESONET STATION CHII2 HARRISON-DEVER CRIB.
0740 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NILES 42.03N 87.81W
03/13/2026 COOK IL PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD.
0750 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 E ROCKFORD 42.27N 89.06W
03/13/2026 WINNEBAGO IL PUBLIC
MULTIPLE 4-INCH BRANCHES DOWN IN SOUTH
HIGHLAND NEIGHBORHOOD; ROCKFORD AVE., ST.
LOUIS AVE., SHAW ST. WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED
65 MPH.
0809 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NE MONTROSE HARBOR 41.97N 87.63W
03/13/2026 M61 MPH LMZ741 IL MESONET
MESONET STATION XMTB MONTROSE BEACH LIGHT.
0810 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 S BARTLETT 41.95N 88.17W
03/13/2026 M57 MPH DUPAGE IL PUBLIC
0901 AM NON-TSTM WND GST COMPTON 41.69N 89.08W
03/13/2026 M63 MPH LEE IL PUBLIC
DAVIS PERSONAL WEATHER STATION.
0902 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SW COMPTON 41.67N 89.11W
03/13/2026 M63 MPH LEE IL PUBLIC
DAVIS PERSONAL WEATHER STATION.
0909 AM NON-TSTM WND GST MAPLE PARK 41.91N 88.60W
03/13/2026 M58 MPH KANE IL MESONET
PERSONAL WEATHER STATION.
0915 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NNE PONTIAC 40.92N 88.62W
03/13/2026 M55 MPH LIVINGSTON IL AWOS
AWOS STATION KPNT PONTIAC AIRPORT.
0916 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 WNW MICHIGAN CITY 41.73N 86.91W
03/13/2026 M65 MPH LMZ745 IN MESONET
MESONET STATION MCYI3 2 WNW MICHIGAN CITY.
0935 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NW PERU 41.35N 89.15W
03/13/2026 M54 MPH LA SALLE IL AWOS
AWOS STATION KVYS PERU AIRPORT.
0938 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 S BARTLETT 41.95N 88.17W
03/13/2026 M62 MPH DUPAGE IL PUBLIC
0946 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 WSW LELAND 41.59N 88.85W
03/13/2026 M59 MPH LA SALLE IL MESONET
DAVIS PERSONAL WEATHER STATION.
1000 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE LOCKPORT 41.59N 88.04W
03/13/2026 WILL IL NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE UPROOT. TIME ESTIMATED.
1015 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SE LISBON 41.43N 88.42W
03/13/2026 M56 MPH GRUNDY IL AWOS
AWOS STATION KC09 MORRIS AIRPORT.
1030 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 WNW WINTHROP HARBOR 42.49N 87.86W
03/13/2026 LAKE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE WITH SHALLOW ROOTS WAS BLOWN OVER IN
ZION, IL.
1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 E LOVES PARK 42.31N 89.00W
03/13/2026 WINNEBAGO IL BROADCAST MEDIA
PINE TREE SNAPPED. TIME ESTIMATED.
1105 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3.0 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT 41.74N 87.78W
03/13/2026 M60 MPH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER
PEAK WIND GUST REPORTED 3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT.
1135 AM NON-TSTM WND GST KANKAKEE AIRPORT 41.07N 87.85W
03/13/2026 M55 MPH KANKAKEE IL AWOS
AWOS STATION KIKK KANKAKEE AIRPORT.
1230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE NILES 42.01N 87.80W
03/13/2026 COOK IL BROADCAST MEDIA
PHOTOS SHOW LARGE PIECE OF ROOFING MATERIAL
BLOWN OFF OF CHARLES H WALSH ACADEMY.
RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA, TIME BASED ON
TIME OF REPORT.
1240 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 N STOUTSBURG 41.26N 87.10W
03/13/2026 M56 MPH JASPER IN PUBLIC
DAVIS PERSONAL WEATHER STATION.
0100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 N DEKALB 41.97N 88.76W
03/13/2026 DE KALB IL EMERGENCY MNGR
HOUSES WITH SHINGLE DAMAGE AND SIDING TORN
OFF DUE TO THE WINDS THIS MORNING. REPORTS
OF TREES DOWN IN THE AREA AS WELL. TIME
MATCHES WHEN THE REPORT WAS SUBMITTED.
0100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DEKALB 41.93N 88.75W
03/13/2026 DE KALB IL TRAINED SPOTTER
PICTURES SHARED WITH US OF DAMAGES TO SIDING
AND ROOFING MATERIAL ON ROOFS AND DOWNED
TREES IN DEKALB.
0130 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ROLLING MEADOWS 42.08N 88.03W
03/13/2026 COOK IL LOCAL OFFICIAL
A 28 INCH MAPLE SNAPPED WITH ANOTHER 4 TREE
FAILURES AND OTHER LARGE LIMBS DOWN FROM THE
WINDS THIS MORNING. TIME MATCHES WHEN THE
REPORT WAS SUBMITTED.
0140 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 ENE ROSELAWN 41.15N 87.27W
03/13/2026 JASPER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
I-65 CLOSED DUE TO SEMIS OVERTURNED BY THE
STRONG WINDS.
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 S CRETE 41.44N 87.63W
03/13/2026 WILL IL COUNTY OFFICIAL
PICTURE SHARED WITH US OF A LARGE TREE DOWN
ON POWER LINES AT THE CORNER OF MAIN AND
BURVILLLE RD.
0230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WEST CHICAGO 41.88N 88.20W
03/13/2026 DUPAGE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
PICTURE SHARED WITH US OF A POWER POLE
LEANING SIGNIFICANTLY WITH WIRES DOWN AT
INGALTON AND LILLIAN CT.
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