Power Outage in Galena, IL

Trees reported blown down with power outages.

Trained spotters in East Dubuque and Nora reported 6.3 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.

A state official reported power lines were down from strong winds.

Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew a tree down onto a house in Galena, IL at 155 pm June 18. The local utility company also reported several outages due to trees on power lines and trees down in the right-of-way.

Winds estimated to be 70 mph blew down several branches in the vicinity of Galena, IL. The public works department reported that two truckloads of branches have been removed. The utility company reports that some branches fell onto power lines. Delayed report.

Power lines sagging at U.S. 20 and Blackjack Road

Numerous trees and power lines blown down throughout the county. Hardest hit was an area from Chetlain Lane to the Belle Aire Guest House west of Galena, including the Victorian Pines, Country Inns and Suites, Palace Campground and Triangle Motel, which according to some, resembled a war zone. A flagpole was bent at Country Inns, drain pipes were torn off the front of the building, doors were torn off hinges on some first floor entrances and lamps in front of the building were bent. A large tree fell on one vehicle at Palace Campground causing extensive damage. A camper was spun around and moved about 10 feet. Also, a picnic table near the camper was thrown 200 feet and destroyed.

Law enforcement reported thunderstorm winds downed a tree and several power lines.

A line of severe thunderstorms tracked from eastern Iowa into northwest Illinois during the early morning of Sunday July 24, 2022. Storms produced mainly damaging winds along their path, with numerous reports of structure, tree, and power line damage from into Jo Daviess County Illinois.

Thunderstorms that developed ahead of a cold front moving into the Upper Midwest on the afternoon on September 19, 2013 continued to weaken as they moved eastward into northwest Illinois in the evening. There was an isolated report of wind damage to trees and power lines as the thunderstorms moved through Jo Daviess County. Rainfall amounts ranged 1 to 2 inches across northwest Illinois.

Event summary for 4/7/01: (For additional details, see individual entry for the date)A very strong low pressure center tracked N/NE from Nebraska through Minnesota. The tight pressure gradient produced by the surface low, along with daytime heating, created very strong winds across northwest Illinois through much of the day, beginning around mid morning and ending around sunset. A southwest wind was sustained at 30 to 35 mph, with gusts from 50 to 55 mph. An isolated gust of 61 mph was measured in Jo Daviess county at 11 AM CST, but most of the area remained below High Wind Warning criteria, which is sustained speeds of at least 40 mph (34 knots) for an extended period of time, or a gust to at least 58 mph (50 knots). Wind damage and power outages were widespread throughout the area, as the high winds blew trees down on power lines, or snapped the power poles themselves. According to newspaper accounts, an estimated 20-thousand people lost power across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois. Numerous trees and power lines were downed, and shingles and siding were blown off buildings and homes. High winds blew a sheet of tin off a shed roof in Carroll county. Law enforcement in Bureau county reported two accidents involving semi-trailer trucks resulting from the high winds. There were no injuries reported.

A complex of storms which developed along a cold front from Southwest Minnesota into Northwest Iowa Sunday evening, moved into Northwest Illinois along and north of Interstate 88 during the morning. Even though the storms were in the weakening stages, they managed to down several trees, limbs and power lines throughout Jo Daviess County.