225
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$1.6M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Jo Daviess County, Illinois: 225 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #845 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Jo Daviess County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Jo Daviess County is the 2010s, when 66 of the county's 225 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Jo Daviess County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #845 for this hazard and #32 within Illinois, putting it in the 73.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Jo Daviess County with 60 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 1999 | ELIZABETH | 58 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| Jul 24, 2009 | GALENA | 61 | 0 | 1 | $50K |
| Jul 19, 2007 | WARREN | 61 | 0 | 1 | $25K |
| Feb 11, 1999 | STOCKTON | 55 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | STOCKTON | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | STOCKTON | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | STOCKTON | 70 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | WARREN | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | GALENA | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | STOCKTON | 70 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | NORA | 65 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | WOODBINE | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | WARREN | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | STOCKTON | 61 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Jo Daviess County
- Hail 113
- Flash Flood 45
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
More than half the homes in Woodbine, IL suffered some degree of damage as severe storms moved through the area around 1125 pm April 5. Most of the damage was from downed trees and limbs. Two parked semi-tractor trailers were overturned. Some utility poles snapped near the ground. A garden shed was blown over and other outbuildings were damaged. Shingles, sheets of tin roofing, and tree debris littered the streets. Several homes north of Woodbine and near Apple Canyon Lake sustained damage from fallen trees. This report was from the Freeport Journal Standard.
Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down several large trees and a metal flag pole in Apple River, IL at 620 am CDT July 11. Almost every property in the 400 person town suffered some damage. Information from this report was also attained from a news paper article.
Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew a semi truck over onto a car on Highway 20 near Mount Hope Road about 1 mile east of Galena, IL around 655 pm July 24. One person was injured. In addition, several trees were blown down in the area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Jo Daviess County, Illinois?
225 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Jo Daviess County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Jo Daviess County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Jo Daviess County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Jo Daviess County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/jo-daviess-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.