Power Outage in Spring Valley, IL

Thunderstorm Wind. This survey was completed by the NWS in Chicago. Two power poles were snapped at this location.

March 31, 2023

Tornado. This tornado began just south of Illinois highway 92 in northwest Bureau county in the NWS Quad Cities county warning area. It then moved into far southeast Whiteside county, near the intersection of Osage Road and 1050 St E. The tornado tracked for 2 miles in Whiteside County, before moving into Lee County, about a half mile south of the Green River. This tornado would continue for 6 additional miles into southwest Lee County (see NWS Chicago StormData). The damage from this tornado included numerous heavily damaged outbuildings, several snapped power poles, and dozens of trees. The worst damage was to a large farmstead outbuilding on the Whiteside and Bureau County border area, with the roof and two of the four walls destroyed and debris slung well into a field. Peak winds with this tornado were estimated at 110 mph. The tornado was rated EF1 in Bureau and Whiteside Counties.

March 31, 2023

Thunderstorm Wind. This survey was completed by the NWS in Chicago. The survey team found broken power poles.

March 31, 2023

Thunderstorm Wind. Several trees blown down with one on the spotter's house. Power lines down throughout town.

August 11, 2021

Thunderstorm Wind. A trained spotter in northwest Princeton reported that power was out on the northwest side of town. There was a 2 inch diameter tree limb down in the driveway. They also reported pea sized hail and heavy rain.

June 03, 2020

Mark, IL (1:52 PM) Grid Power Outage Event >> The Ting Network detected an Electric Utility Grid Power Outage event… https://t.co/gerbzac0l9

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