Power Outage in Dixon, IL

A tree limb damaged a power line in the 500 block of East Bradshaw Street.

Damage to power lines was reported in Nelson.

A large tree and a power line were blown down along Downey Road.

Sporadic wind damage was noted over eastern Lee County. Several wooden power poles were broken on route 52 northwest of Mendota. Several hardwood trees were snapped on Route 251 near Cottage Hill Road. An irrigation pivot was toppled in the same area.

Sporadic wind damage was noted over eastern Lee County. Several wooden power poles were broken on route 52 northwest of Mendota. Several hardwood trees were snapped on Route 251 near Cottage Hill Road. An irrigation pivot was toppled in the same area.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down. A parked police car was pushed four to five feet by the wind.

Multiple power lines down in the town of Dixon. Time estimated from radar.

Two separate reports were received from just north of Dixon of wind gusts to 74 mph. Multiple large trees and power lines were blown down across the area.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Dixon. A truck was blown over on Route 26 in Dixon.

A tree was blown down across a road. Power lines and a utility pole were also blown down.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Tree limbs were blown down onto powerlines.

Lightning struck a utility pole, the pole and power lines caught on fire.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

On the morning of July 13, a strong, individual thunderstorm developed over northwestern Illinois. During the late morning and early afternoon hours, this storm tracked southeastward, strengthened and developed into a cluster of strong storms. This storm cluster moved through Ogle, Lee, La Salle and Ford Counties. The eastern and western extremes of the storm cluster also affected portions of Livingston and Iroquois Counties. Lee and La Salle Counties were primarily hit with large hail, with up to 4 inch hail observed near Sublette. However, there were isolated incidents of wind damage, primarily to trees and power lines. By the time the storms got to Ford County, strong winds were the major concern. Windspread wind damage was observed in and around Paxton.

A weakening thunderstorm moved into western Lee county around 11 am CST on June 12th. Reports of wind speeds to 70 mph were received which knocked down trees, power lines, and utility poles across the entire county. One man suffered minor injuries when the construction trailer he was in was blown over by high winds. A tree fell on a garage in Dixon causing minor damage. A large light stand fell at a park in Dixon. Over 20,000 residents lost power.