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Severe Thunderstorm Wind Damage Across Cook County

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Severe Thunderstorm Wind Damage Across Cook County

County
Cook
Location
Chicago Midway International Airport and multiple Cook County storm-damage report locations, Chicago, Illinois
Category
Weather / Flooding
Watch Tags
None
Severity
medium
Priority
medium
Occurred On
2026-05-18 12:01:00
Published On
2026-05-18 12:01:00
Status
Current
Occurred Confidence
Official Timestamp
Published Confidence
Inferred From Occurred Time
First Seen
2026-05-19 03:56:07
Last Seen
2026-05-19 03:56:07
Source Records
1
Match Review
Standard
Source
Rolling Storm Damage Reports: Tornado, Large Hail, High Wind in the Past 24 Hours
Source URL
https://data.news-leader.com/rolling-storm-damage-report/

Summary

Storm-report data linked to NWS Chicago/LOT indicates a 79 mph wind gust at Midway Airport and multiple Cook County reports of downed power lines, broken tree limbs, blocked roadways, and a tree limb falling on a vehicle. This item is logged as a weather-related infrastructure and roadway disruption.

Latest Report Artifacts

  • TXT Report: Intel_051926_0356.txt
  • JSON Export: Intel_051926_0356.json
  • Archive: archive_20260519_035607.json
  • Interactive Map: Intel_051926_0356_map.html
  • Printable Map: Intel_051926_0356_map_print.png

Incident Map

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Mapped to the saved coordinates for this incident only.

Report Lineage

1 source record
Occurred On Published On County Source Report Run Update Report File
2026-05-18 12:01:00 2026-05-18 12:01:00 Cook Rolling Storm Damage Reports: Tornado, Large Hail, High Wind in the Past 24 Hours 2026-05-19 03:56:07
local_import_merge / Chicago
Storm-report data linked to NWS Chicago/LOT indicates a 79 mph wind gust at Midway Airport and multiple Cook County reports of downed power lines, broken tree limbs, blocked roadways, and a tree limb falling on a vehicle. This item is logged as a weather-related infrastructure and roadway disruption. Intel_051926_0356.txt