Power Outage in Galesburg, IL

A power pole was blown down and a tree was knocked over in the Galva Cemetery along Highway 17.

Numerous observers measured between 0.25 and 0.30 ice across Knox County. The heavy ice accumulation snapped many tree branches, caused scattered power outages, and created slick and hazardous travel conditions.

Numerous tree branches and power lines were blown down across Galesburg.

Several power poles were blown down in Galesburg.

Westerly winds increased to around 40mph with gusts of 50-60mph. Numerous large tree limbs and power lines were blown down. In addition, two semi trailers were blown over on I-74 in northwest Knox County.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Galesburg.

Weather observers reported ice accumulations of one quarter to one half inch across the northern half of Knox County, including one half inch 4 miles east-northeast of Rio. Tree limbs were damaged and several power outages occurred due to the ice and 40-45mph wind gusts.

Numerous weather observers reported 8 to 14 inches of snow across Knox County...including 13.4 inches 3 miles east of Rio and 13.2 inches in Altona. The snow was accompanied by thunder at times during the evening of November 25th. Winds gusting 45-50mph created whiteout conditions and produced snow drifts of 3-6 feet deep. Numerous power outages occurred and several motorists were stranded on rural roads due to the snow.

A few trees and power lines were blown down in Galesburg. One tree fell onto a house.

A power line was blown down in Galesburg.

A few trees and power lines were blown down in Galesburg.

Numerous tree branches and power lines were blown down around Galesburg.

A power pole was snapped and numerous trees were blown down on the west side of Galesburg.

Weather observers across Knox County reported ice accumulations of 0.25 to 0.30. This amount of ice combined with winds gusting as high as 40 to 50 mph caused extensive damage to trees, power poles, and power lines. Several homes were damaged by falling trees and tree branches. About 20,000 people lost power for up to 3 days after the storm.

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Several large trees were snapped or uprooted in downtown Galesburg and in the Standish Park area. An industrial building lost part of its roof and a transformer pole was snapped when a large tree fell across a road. A large portion of Galesburg was without power due to the storm.

Power lines were blown down in Galesburg.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

A few trees and powerlines were blown down in Galesburg.

Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down around Galesburg.

One tree and numerous tree limbs were blown down from Galesburg to Dahinda. Several power lines were downed as well.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Several power poles were blown just south of Galesburg along Illinois Route 41.

Numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown down between Galesburg, Altona, and Victoria.

An ice accumulation of 0.33 was reported in Galesburg. Numerous power outages were reported due to ice accumulation on power lines. Numerous minor automobile accidents were reported around the county.

An area of enhanced wind damage occurred in Galesburg within a larger swath of damaging winds. The damage was primarily to trees, fences, power lines and poles, and garages. Some structures received damage as well, primarily due to falling trees and other debris.

A swath of wind damage cut through Knox county. The winds produced considerable tree, power line, and crop damage. Numerous structures were also damaged along the path, primarily due to falling trees and tree limbs. A man was killed in the Victoria area by a falling tree. Seven injuries were reported in the Galesburg area due to the storm, at least one due to a falling tree.

Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines blown down from Galesburg to Gilson.

Numerous trees, tree limbs, power lines and power poles were blown down around town. Several of the fallen trees and power lines blocked streets temporarily. No injuries were reported.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines across the northern portions of Knox county. Just north of Rio, a home sustained major roof damage due to the winds and a grain bin was damaged as well. A machine shed was destroyed in Rio. No injuries were reported.

Several power lines were blown down.

As a severe thunderstorm moved northeast across Knox County, it blew down several trees and power lines. Also, 2.4 miles south southeast of Rio on IL Route 150 at 2500 N, the thunderstorm winds caused a woman to lose control of her car. She slid sideways and struck a utility pole. She was killed in the crash. No other injuries or deaths were reported.

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines on the south side of Galesburg and in Knoxville. Also, a couple of buildings sustained minor roof damage.

A small tornado touched down 2.5 miles northeast of St. Augustine. It moved through some corn fields, flattening them, before lifting 3 miles east of St. Augustine. No damage occurred to any structures, trees or power lines. No injuries were reported. Wind estimates were between 60 and 65 miles per hour, classifying it as an F-0 on the Fujita scale.

A tree was blown down into power lines.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees, tree limbs and power lines in Galesburg. One tree fell onto an occupied truck, causing $1,000 in damage. There were no injuries. In Knoxville, at the county fair, a large tent was blown down.

Large tree limbs were blown down in town. One tree limb knocked down a power line.

A cold front interacting with a highly unstable airmass triggered severe thunderstorms across east-central and southeast Illinois during the afternoon of June 15th. The storms mainly impacted locations along and south of a Paris...to Mattoon...to Shelbyville line. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down and hail up to the size of quarters was reported.

Low pressure tracking from Oklahoma into the Ohio River Valley brought heavy snow to west-central Illinois during the morning and early afternoon of February 26th. In excess of 4 inches fell along and west of the Illinois River, with the highest totals of 5 to 8 inches occurring across portions of Stark, Knox, and Schuyler counties. Several road closures and power outages were reported due to the heavy, wet snow and 25 to 35 mph winds.