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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1137 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026  
   
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON  
   
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.  
 
..REMARKS..  
 
0611 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SSW POLO 41.90N 89.61W  
04/02/2026 OGLE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT  
 
SHERIFF REPORTS DOWNED POWER POLES AND POWER  
LINES, AND A BARN DESTROYED, ON MOUND HILL  
ROAD NEAR PILGRIM ROAD IN LEE COUNTY. TIME  
ESTIMATED.  
 
0611 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N NELSON 41.86N 89.61W  
04/02/2026 LEE IL BROADCAST MEDIA  
 
MEDIA SHOWED VIDEO OF TREES DOWN AND A BARN  
COLLAPSED ALONG MOUND HILL RD. TIME  
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. THIS LSR IS LIKELY A  
REPEAT BUT WITH A MORE PRECISE LOCATION.  
 
0617 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNW DIXON 41.90N 89.53W  
04/02/2026 LEE IL EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
DEBRIS REPORTED IN FIELDS ALONG RT 26 JUST  
SOUTH OF WOOSUNG. TIME ESTIMATED.  
 
0619 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW DIXON 41.90N 89.53W  
04/02/2026 LEE IL BROADCAST MEDIA  
 
STRUCTURE DAMAGE AT A BUSINESS ALONG HWY 26  
SOUTH OF WOOSUNG. TIME ESTIMATED.  
 
0623 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW GRAND DETOUR 41.91N 89.42W  
04/02/2026 OGLE IL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE  
 
REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO  
OUTBUILDINGS NEAR W. EDGEWOOD RD AND S.  
RIDGE RD IN OGLE COUNTY. TIME ESTIMATED.  
 
0625 PM TSTM WND GST DIXON 41.84N 89.48W  
04/02/2026 E65 MPH LEE IL EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
ESTIMATED 60-70 MPH GUSTS.  
 
0630 PM TSTM WND GST OREGON 42.01N 89.33W  
04/02/2026 E60 MPH OGLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
SMALL 2-INCH LIMBS COMING DOWN.  
 
0637 PM HAIL DIXON 41.84N 89.48W  
04/02/2026 E1.00 INCH LEE IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL.  
 
0644 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE DAVIS JUNCTION 42.07N 89.08W  
04/02/2026 OGLE IL BROADCAST MEDIA  
 
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON HWY 251  
BETWEEN BIG MOUND RD AND HOLCOMB RD. GRAIN  
BIN DESTROYED.  
 
0646 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S DAVIS JUNCTION 42.06N 89.09W  
04/02/2026 OGLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
GRAIN ELEVATOR DOWN ON TRAIN TRACKS. TREES  
AND POWER LINES ALSO DOWN IN THE AREA. TIME  
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.  
 
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW MONROE CENTER 42.10N 89.02W  
04/02/2026 OGLE IL NWS EMPLOYEE  
 
ROOF OR OTHER STRUCTURAL MATERIAL ON ROAD.  
ALSO DOWNED TREE AT FARM JUST EAST OF I-39.  
REPORTED BY RETIRED NWS EMPLOYEE. TIME  
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.  
 
0704 PM HAIL 2 W LINDENWOOD 42.05N 89.07W  
04/02/2026 M1.00 INCH OGLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
QUARTER SIZED HAIL ONGOING AT E LINDENWOOD  
RD AND IL-251. HAS BEEN NEARLY CONTINUOUS  
FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.  
 
0718 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NW PERU 41.35N 89.15W  
04/02/2026 M55 MPH LA SALLE IL AWOS  
 
MEASURED AT VYS.  
 
0722 PM HAIL 2 NW UTICA 41.37N 89.03W  
04/02/2026 E1.00 INCH LA SALLE IL PUBLIC  
 
REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).  
 
0742 PM TSTM WND GST 3 ENE NORWAY 41.48N 88.61W  
04/02/2026 M65 MPH LA SALLE IL PUBLIC  
 
MEASURED AT AN AMBIENT PERSONAL WEATHER  
STATION.  
 
0810 PM TSTM WND GST MARENGO 42.25N 88.61W  
04/02/2026 E55 MPH MCHENRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
REPORTS OF 50-60 MPH WIND GUSTS IN THE  
MARENGO AREA.  
 
0811 PM TSTM WND DMG WINFIELD 41.87N 88.16W  
04/02/2026 DUPAGE IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
EIGHT-INCH TREE BRANCH DOWN.  
 
0831 PM TSTM WND GST MIDWAY AIRPORT 41.78N 87.75W  
04/02/2026 M69 MPH COOK IL ASOS  
 
MEASURED AT THE MIDWAY ASOS.  
 
0832 PM TSTM WND GST 2 SSE LOGAN SQUARE - CH 41.90N 87.68W  
04/02/2026 M64 MPH COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
MEASURED AT PWS KILCHICA780.  
 
0840 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 3 NE NAVY PIER 41.92N 87.57W  
04/02/2026 M59 MPH LMZ741 IL C-MAN STATION  
 
MEASURED AT THE HARRISON DEVER CRIB.  
 
1020 PM TSTM WND GST NWS CHICAGO-ROMEOVILLE 41.60N 88.08W  
04/02/2026 E60 MPH WILL IL NWS EMPLOYEE  
 
ESTIMATED 60+ MPH WINDS AT NWS OFFICE.  
 
1046 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW MANHATTAN 41.47N 88.02W  
04/02/2026 WILL IL EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
DOWNED POWER POLES. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON  
RADAR.  
 
1046 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW MANHATTAN 41.47N 88.02W  
04/02/2026 WILL IL EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
POWER POLES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON  
RADAR.  
 
1046 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNW MANHATTAN 41.47N 88.02W  
04/02/2026 WILL IL EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
DOWNED POWER POLES. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.  
 
 
 
 
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