Power Outage in Freeport, IL

Law Enforcement reported several trees and power lines down in the Freeport Metro area.

Tree limbs and power lines down.

Trained spotters in Freeport, Illinois reported 6.0 inches of snow. Significant blowing and drifting snow was widespread over the area with white out conditions at times lingering through the day of February 12. Power outages from down power lines, power poles, and tree branch damage were widespread.

The county emergency manager reported numerous trees and power lines were down within town.

The local fire department reported a tree branch fell and brought down a power line.

A trained spotter reported tree limbs down and power was out in the south portion of Freeport. Winds were estimated at 60 mph.

Emergency management reported tree limbs down over portions of Stephenson county in and around Freeport. Some tree limbs blocked roads. Power outages reported from Loran through Freeport around 1020 PM. The time of this report is estimated from radar.

Severe straight-line winds (likely from the RFD of the storm) caused a swath of damage mainly along Lamm Road on the southeast side of Freeport from around 930 am to 945 am. Numerous trees were snapped, outbuildings damaged, and power lines downed. Significant structural damage also occurred. Specifically, a large metal building was destroyed at Walnut and Lamm Rd., and a house was completely unroofed at Springfield and Lamm Rd.

A wind gust estimated to be 55 mph blew down a 6 to 7 inch tree limb down onto a power line at the intersection of Empire and Locust Street in Freeport, IL around 359 pm CDT September 29. This report was relayed by a media partner.

Numerous reports of trees and power lines down across the county. The Stephenson County Highway Department salt storage bin was destroyed during the storm.

Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew a limb down in Freeport, IL around 255 pm CDT August 20. The limb, which was 6 to 8 inches in diameter, fell onto some power lines which in turn caused a house fire. This report was relayed by WREX.

Trees and power lines were downed by severe thunderstorm wind.

Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down some 8 to 12 inch diameter tree limbs across German Valley, IL at 630 pm August 4. A power outage was also observed.

Wind gusts estimated to be 65 to 75 mph caused widespread tree and structural damage in the vicinity of Freeport, IL between 630 pm and 655 pm August 4. On Rock City Rd, several trees and branches were blown down as well as a metal storage shed. In addition, twenty-five rows of corn on both sides of the road were flattened. Some buildings on the southwest side of town were damaged. On Fairview Rd, a tree was blown over onto a house. On Edwardsville Rd, some large tree limbs were blown down. A power outage was also observed across the county.

Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down several trees up to a foot in diameter 1 mile east of Freeport, IL at 630 am August 4. In addition, power lines were knocked down.

Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down some power poles about 4 miles southwest of Freeport, IL around 2:07 pm June 28. A power outage was observed on the northwest side of Freeport as well as in Cedarville.

Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down numerous trees and power lines in the vicinity of Freeport, IL around 2:15 pm June 28.

Winds estimated to be 70 mph blew down several trees onto power lines along North Dakota Road or about 4 miles northeast of Freeport, IL at 10:30 am June 8. A power outage was also reported.

Winds estimated to be 65 mph blew down several large tree limbs down onto power lines in Freeport, IL at 10:20 am June 8. A power outage resulted affecting a part of Freeport. The tree limbs were over six inches in diameter.

Winds estimated to be 65 mph blew down several trees onto power lines just southwest of Freeport, IL at 10:20 am June 8. A power outage resulted affecting a part of Freeport.

trees and power lines down

Downburst leveled several trees 2.5 to 3 feet in diameter along with power lines. The trees were solid but had been weakened by severe storms back in August.

Numerous trees & power lines down

numerous reports of limbs & power lines down

Power lines blown down.

A line of showers and thunderstorms tracked east northwest Illinois Tuesday evening bringing damaging wind, occasional lightning, and heavy rain. The strong thunderstorm winds gusts of 60 to 70 MPH were reported at several locations in northwest Illinois. These winds brought down trees and powerlines as they moved through in the evening.||In addition, heavy rain occurred with the highest amounts over 1 inch common in Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties in IL.

A strong winter storm system brought heavy precipitation of 1 to 2 inches to areas along and east of the Mississippi River January 10 into January 11. Much of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois saw a wintry mix of sleet, snow, freezing rain and freezing drizzle. Slick roads were common, with several accidents reported throughout the region. There were numerous reports of ice accumulations between a tenth and d a quarter inch. Some trees were downed from the weight of the ice and numerous power outages were reported. Snowfall amounts were generally around 1 inch in northwest Illinois.

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front that pushed eastward across Illinois during the evening hours. These storms brought damaging winds and frequent lightning to northwest Illinois. Several downed trees, power outages, and 40 to 60 mph winds were reported in Jo Daviess and Stephenson Counties.

A powerful storm system lifted from Central Iowa into northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin during the day on April 9th. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Iowa during the afternoon and moved into northwest Illinois during the evening hours. These storms produced hail as large as golf balls, damaging winds of 60 to 70 mph, and two tornadoes. The tornadoes touched down near Fulton and Thomson Illinois. Both tornadoes produced EF-1 damage to mainly trees and farm outbuildings.

Showers and thunderstorms moved across the area August 20 as a trough of low pressure moved into western Iowa. Some of the storms were severe downing trees and power lines. Torrential downpours also accompanied the storms with rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches in just an hour or two. Otherwise, warm and humid conditions prevailed across the region with high temperatures topping out in the middle 80s to lower 90s.

A low pressure system over northern Iowa spread showers and thunderstorms across east central Iowa and northwest Illinois during the early morning of August 4. One of the storms was severe downing some trees and power lines near Freeport, IL.

Event summary for 9/7/01: (For additional details, see individual entries for the date).A mesoscale convective system, or MCS, developed in central Iowa and progressed across eastern Iowa and far northwest Illinois. Bowing segments along the leading edge of the MCS produced damaging winds up to 70 mph, isolated reports of large hail up to the size of a nickel, and locally heavy rain. High winds downed numerous trees and power poles, and damaged structures.

A strong storm system moved slowly over the Middle Mississippi Valley during the mid to latter portion of the week. The first wave of precipitation developed over the region during the afternoon ahead of a northward advancing warm front. Warm, moist air overrunning shallow, cold air resulted in freezing rain, freezing drizzle and some sleet. The icy mix was responsible for numerous minor accidents, and scattered power outages.